Crystallography, Morphology, Electronic Structure, and Transport in Non-Fullerene/Non-Indacenodithienothiophene Polymer:Y6 Solar Cells

Zhu, W; Spencer, A.; Mukherjee, S.; Alzola, J.; Sangwan, V.; Amsterdam, S.; Swick, S.; Jones, L.; Heiber, M.; Herzing, A.; Li, G.; Stern, C.; DeLongchamp, D.; Kohlstedt, K.; Hersam, M.; Schatz, G.; Wasielewski, M.; Chen, L.; Facchetti, A.; Marks, T.

doi:10.1021/jacs.0c05560

Crystallography, Morphology, Electronic Structure, and Transport in Non-Fullerene/Non-Indacenodithienothiophene Polymer:Y6 Solar Cells

Journal Article · 01 January 2022 · Journal of the American Chemical Society

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.0c05560· OSTI ID:1690198

Zhu, W; Spencer, A.; Mukherjee, S.; Alzola, J.; Sangwan, V.; Amsterdam, S.; Swick, S.; Jones, L.; Heiber, M.; Herzing, A.; Li, G.; Stern, C.; DeLongchamp, D.; Kohlstedt, K.; Hersam, M.; Schatz, G.; Wasielewski, M.; Chen, L.; Facchetti, A.; Marks, T.

Research Organization:: Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: ~OTHER

DOE Contract Number:: SC0012704

OSTI ID:: 1690198

Report Number(s):: BNL-220519-2020-JACI

Journal Information:: Journal of the American Chemical Society, Vol. 142, Issue 34

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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