Impact of Hole Transport Layer Surface Properties on the Morphology of a Polymer-Fullerene Bulk Heterojunction

Widjonarko, N. Edwin; Schulz, Philip; Parilla, Philip A.; Perkins, Craig L.; Ndione, Paul F.; Sigdel, Ajaya K.; Olson, Dana C.; Ginley, David S.; Kahn, Antoine; Toney, Michael F.; Berry, Joseph J.

doi:10.1002/aenm.201301879

Title: Impact of Hole Transport Layer Surface Properties on the Morphology of a Polymer-Fullerene Bulk Heterojunction

Journal Article · Tue Apr 01 00:00:00 EDT 2014 · Advanced Energy Materials

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1002/aenm.201301879· OSTI ID:1384701

Widjonarko, N. Edwin ^[1]; Schulz, Philip ^[2]; Parilla, Philip A. ^[3]; Perkins, Craig L. ^[3]; Ndione, Paul F. ^[3]; Sigdel, Ajaya K. ^[4]; Olson, Dana C. ^[3]; Ginley, David S. ^[3]; Kahn, Antoine ^[2]; Toney, Michael F. ^[5]; Berry, Joseph J. ^[3]

Department of Physics, 390 UCB, University of Colorado, Boulder CO 80309 USA; National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden CO 80401 USA
Department of Electrical Engineering, Princeton University, Princeton NJ 08544 USA
National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden CO 80401 USA
National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden CO 80401 USA; Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Denver, Denver CO 80208 USA
Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Lightsource, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Menlo Park CA 94025 USA

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

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)

DOE Contract Number:: SC0001084

OSTI ID:: 1384701

Journal Information:: Advanced Energy Materials, Vol. 4, Issue 11; Related Information: CISSEM partners with the University of Arizona (lead); Georgia Institute of Technology; National Renewable Energy Laboratory; Princeton University; University of Washington; ISSN 1614-6832

Publisher:: Wiley

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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