Understanding the Morphology of PTB7:PCBM Blends in Organic Photovoltaics

Liu, Feng; Zhao, Wei; Tumbleston, John R.; Wang, Cheng; Gu, Yu; Wang, Dong; Briseno, Alejandro L.; Ade, Harald; Russell, Thomas P.

doi:10.1002/aenm.201301377

Understanding the Morphology of PTB7:PCBM Blends in Organic Photovoltaics

Journal Article · Fri Oct 25 04:00:00 EDT 2013 · Advanced Energy Materials

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1002/aenm.201301377· OSTI ID:1384409

Liu, Feng ^[1]; Zhao, Wei ^[1]; Tumbleston, John R. ^[2]; Wang, Cheng ^[3]; Gu, Yu ^[1]; Wang, Dong ^[1]; Briseno, Alejandro L. ^[1]; Ade, Harald ^[2]; Russell, Thomas P. ^[1]

Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, University of Massachusetts, Amherst MA 01003 USA
Department of Physics, North Carolina State University, Raleigh NC 27695 USA
Advanced Light Source, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley CA 94720 USA

Research Organization:: Energy Frontier Research Centers (EFRC) (United States). Polymer-Based Materials for Harvesting Solar Energy (PHaSE)

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

DOE Contract Number:: SC0001087

OSTI ID:: 1384409

Journal Information:: Advanced Energy Materials, Journal Name: Advanced Energy Materials Journal Issue: 5 Vol. 4; ISSN 1614-6832

Publisher:: Wiley

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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