Efficiency-limiting processes in low-bandgap polymer: Perylene diimide photovoltaic blends

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volumn 118, Issue 35, 2014, Pages 20077-20085

  Gehrig, Dominik W ^a   Roland, Steffen ^b   Howard, Ian A ^a   Kamm, Valentin ^a   Mangold, Hannah ^a   Neher, Dieter ^b   Laquai, Frédéric ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR POLYMER RESEARCH   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF POTSDAM   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHARGE TRANSFER; EFFICIENCY; ELECTRON TRANSITIONS; ENERGY GAP; FULLERENES; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); PHOTOEXCITATION; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; SHORT CIRCUIT CURRENTS; TIME DELAY;

CHARGE SEPARATIONS; GEMINATE RECOMBINATION; LOW-BANDGAP POLYMERS; PHOTO-INDUCED ELECTRON TRANSFER; PHOTOPHYSICAL PROCESS; PUMP-PROBE SPECTROSCOPY; RECOMBINATION PROCESS; TRANSIENT ABSORPTION;

POLYMER BLENDS;

EID: 84949117405     PISSN: 19327447     EISSN: 19327455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp503366m     Document Type: Article

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