Impact of acceptor crystallinity on the photophysics of nonfullerene blends for organic solar cells

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volumn 118, Issue 25, 2014, Pages 13460-13466

  Shaw, Paul E ^a   Wolfer, Pascal ^a   Langley, Benjamin ^a   Burn, Paul L ^a   Meredith, Paul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; AMORPHOUS FILMS; CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; EXCITONS; MICROSTRUCTURE; PHASE SEPARATION; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE;

EXCITON DISSOCIATION; FULLERENE DERIVATIVE; LARGE-SCALE CRYSTALLINE; ORGANIC SOLAR CELL; PHOTOINDUCED ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; PHOTOPHYSICAL STUDIES; POWER CONVERSION EFFICIENCIES; PROCESSING CONDITION;

SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 84908375815     PISSN: 19327447     EISSN: 19327455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp503150u     Document Type: Article

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