Film Morphology of High Efficiency Solution-Processed Small-Molecule Solar Cells

Love, John A.; Proctor, Christopher M.; Liu, Jianhua; Takacs, Christopher J.; Sharenko, Alexander; van der Poll, Thomas S.; Heeger, Alan J.; Bazan, Guillermo C.; Nguyen, Thuc-Quyen

doi:10.1002/adfm.201300099

Film Morphology of High Efficiency Solution-Processed Small-Molecule Solar Cells

Journal Article · Wed May 22 04:00:00 EDT 2013 · Advanced Functional Materials

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1002/adfm.201300099· OSTI ID:1382699

Love, John A. ^[1]; Proctor, Christopher M. ^[1]; Liu, Jianhua ^[1]; Takacs, Christopher J. ^[1]; Sharenko, Alexander ^[1]; van der Poll, Thomas S. ^[1]; Heeger, Alan J. ^[1]; Bazan, Guillermo C. ^[1]; Nguyen, Thuc-Quyen ^[1]

Center for Polymers and Organic Solids, University of California, Santa Barbara CA 93106 USA

Research Organization:: Energy Frontier Research Centers (EFRC) (United States). Center for Energy Efficient Materials (CEEM)

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

DOE Contract Number:: SC0001009

OSTI ID:: 1382699

Journal Information:: Advanced Functional Materials, Journal Name: Advanced Functional Materials Journal Issue: 40 Vol. 23; ISSN 1616-301X

Publisher:: Wiley

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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