Photoinduced Carrier Generation and Decay Dynamics in Intercalated and Non-intercalated Polymer: Fullerene Bulk Heterojunctions

Rance, William L.; Ferguson, Andrew J.; McCarthy-Ward, Thomas; Heeney, Martin; Ginley, David S.; Olson, Dana C.; Rumbles, Garry; Kopidakis, Nikos

doi:10.1021/nn201251v

Title: Photoinduced Carrier Generation and Decay Dynamics in Intercalated and Non-intercalated Polymer: Fullerene Bulk Heterojunctions

Journal Article · Tue Jul 26 00:00:00 EDT 2011 · ACS Nano

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1021/nn201251v· OSTI ID:1256847

Rance, William L.; Ferguson, Andrew J.; McCarthy-Ward, Thomas; Heeney, Martin; Ginley, David S.; Olson, Dana C.; Rumbles, Garry; Kopidakis, Nikos

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Research Organization:: National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE

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OSTI ID:: 1256847

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Journal Information:: ACS Nano, Vol. 5, Issue 7; Related Information: ACS Nano; ISSN 1936-0851

Publisher:: American Chemical Society

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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