Fine Optimization of Morphology Evolution Kinetics with Binary Additives for Efficient Non‐Fullerene Organic Solar Cells

Chen, Jianya; Bi, Zhaozhao; Xu, Xianbin; Zhang, Qianqian; Yang, Shengchun; Guo, Shengwei; Yan, Hongping; You, Wei; Ma, Wei

doi:10.1002/advs.201801560

Fine Optimization of Morphology Evolution Kinetics with Binary Additives for Efficient Non‐Fullerene Organic Solar Cells

Journal Article · Mon Jan 28 00:00:00 EST 2019 · Advanced Science

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1002/advs.201801560· OSTI ID:1492484

Chen, Jianya ^[1]; Bi, Zhaozhao ^[2]; Xu, Xianbin ^[2]; Zhang, Qianqian ^[3]; Yang, Shengchun ^[1]; Guo, Shengwei ^[4]; Yan, Hongping ^[5]; You, Wei ^[3]; ^[6]

State Key Laboratory for Mechanical Behavior of MaterialsXi'an Jiaotong University Xi'an 710049 China, School of ScienceMOE Key Laboratory for Non‐equilibrium Synthesis and Modulation of Condensed MatterXi'an Jiaotong University Xi'an 710049 China
State Key Laboratory for Mechanical Behavior of MaterialsXi'an Jiaotong University Xi'an 710049 China
Department of ChemistryUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill NC 27599 USA
College of Materials Science and EngineeringNorth Minzu University Yinchuan 750021 China
SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory Menlo Park CA 94025 USA
State Key Laboratory for Mechanical Behavior of MaterialsXi'an Jiaotong University Xi'an 710049 China, State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and DevicesSouth China University of Technology Guangzhou 510640 China

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Research Organization:: SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory (SLAC), Menlo Park, CA (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: Ministry Of Science and Technology; Natural Science foundation of Ningxia; USDOE; USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES) (SC-22)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC02-05CH11231; AC02-76SF00515

OSTI ID:: 1492484

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1528784
OSTI ID: 1492486

Journal Information:: Advanced Science, Journal Name: Advanced Science Journal Issue: 6 Vol. 6; ISSN 2198-3844

Publisher:: WileyCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: Germany

Language:: English

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