Role of molecular mixing on the stiffness of polymer:fullerene bulk heterojunction films

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 134, Issue , 2015, Pages 64-72

  Printz, Adam D ^a   Savagatrup, Suchol ^a   Rodriquez, Daniel ^a   Lipomi, Darren J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Bulk heterojunction; Mechanical properties Intercalation; Organic solar cell; P3HpT; PCBM

Indexed keywords

BLENDING; BUTYRIC ACID; ELASTIC MODULI; FULLERENES; HETEROJUNCTIONS; POLYMER BLENDS; SOLAR CELLS; STIFFNESS; THIOPHENE;

BULK HETEROJUNCTION; FULLERENE MOLECULES; ORGANIC SOLAR CELL; P3HPT; PCBM; PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICES; POLY-3-HEXYLTHIOPHENE; POLYMER SIDE-CHAINS;

POLYMER FILMS;

EID: 84918836178     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2014.11.030     Document Type: Article

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