Charge photogeneration dynamics of poly(3-hexylthiophene) blend with covalently-linked fullerene derivative in low fraction

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volumn 118, Issue 37, 2014, Pages 21377-21384

  Zhao, Ning Jiu ^a   Lin, Zi Hong ^a   Zhang, Wei ^a   Liu, Juan ^a   Wang, Yu Wei ^a   Qin, Yu Jun ^a   Ai, Xi Cheng ^a   Guo, Zhi Xin ^a   Zhang, Jian Ping ^a  

^a RENMIN UNIVERSITY OF CHINA   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; BLENDING; DISSOCIATION; DYNAMICS; EXCITONS; INFRARED DEVICES; POLYMER SOLAR CELLS;

CHARGE PHOTOGENERATION; CHARGE RECOMBINATIONS; ELECTRONWITHDRAWING; EXCITON DISSOCIATION; FULLERENE DERIVATIVE; NEAR-INFRARED TIME RESOLVED; PHOTOPRODUCTIONS; POLY (3-HEXYLTHIOPHENE);

FULLERENES;

EID: 84920270257     PISSN: 19327447     EISSN: 19327455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp507353g     Document Type: Article

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