Improvement of Interfacial Contacts for New Small-Molecule Bulk-Heterojunction Organic Photovoltaics

Garcia, Andres; Welch, Gregory C.; Ratcliff, Erin L.; Ginley, David S.; Bazan, Guillermo C.; Olson, Dana C.

doi:10.1002/adma.201200963

Improvement of Interfacial Contacts for New Small-Molecule Bulk-Heterojunction Organic Photovoltaics

Journal Article · Wed Aug 08 04:00:00 EDT 2012 · Advanced Materials

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1002/adma.201200963· OSTI ID:1381473

Garcia, Andres; Welch, Gregory C.; Ratcliff, Erin L.; Ginley, David S.; Bazan, Guillermo C.; Olson, Dana C.

Research Organization:: Energy Frontier Research Centers (EFRC) (United States). Center for Interface Science: Solar Electric Materials (CISSEM)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE SC Office of Basic Energy Sciences (SC-22)

DOE Contract Number:: SC0001084

OSTI ID:: 1381473

Journal Information:: Advanced Materials, Journal Name: Advanced Materials Journal Issue: 39 Vol. 24; ISSN 0935-9648

Publisher:: Wiley

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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