In situ characterization of polymer-fullerene bilayer stability

Macromolecules

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 383-392

  Leman, Deborah ^a   Kelly, Mary Allison ^a   Ness, Stuart ^a   Engmann, Sebastian ^a   Herzing, Andrew ^a   Snyder, Chad ^a   Ro, Hyun Wook ^a   Kline, R Joseph ^a   DeLongchamp, Dean M ^a   Richter, Lee J ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUTYRIC ACID; ESTERIFICATION; ESTERS; FULLERENES; GLASS TRANSITION; HETEROJUNCTIONS; POLYMERS; SPECTROSCOPIC ELLIPSOMETRY; STABILITY; SWELLING;

BULK HETEROJUNCTION; COMPARATIVE STUDIES; FLORY-REHNER THEORY; IN-SITU CHARACTERIZATION; ORGANIC PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICES; POLY (3-HEXYLTHIOPHENE); POLYMER GLASS TRANSITION; POLYMER MISCIBILITY;

POLYMER FILMS;

EID: 84921801860     PISSN: 00249297     EISSN: 15205835     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ma5021227     Document Type: Article

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