Multiple energy transfer dynamics in blended conjugated polymer nanoparticles

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volumn 118, Issue 44, 2014, Pages 25731-25739

  Wang, Xiaoli ^a   Groff, Louis C ^a   McNeill, Jason D ^a  

^a CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLENDING; CONJUGATED POLYMERS; ENERGY TRANSFER; HETEROJUNCTIONS; NANOPARTICLES; NANOTECHNOLOGY; PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS;

BULK HETEROJUNCTION PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICES; EFFICIENT ENERGY TRANSFER; ENERGY TRANSFER DYNAMICS; ENERGY TRANSFER MODELS; HIGH-ENERGY TRANSFERS; POLYMER NANOPARTICLES; POLYMER POLYDISPERSITY; QUENCHING EFFICIENCY;

ENERGY EFFICIENCY;

EID: 84949117231     PISSN: 19327447     EISSN: 19327455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp508147r     Document Type: Article

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