Upper and Apparent Lower Critical Solution Temperature Branches in the Phase Diagram of Polymer:Small Molecule Semiconducting Systems

Peng, Zhengxing; Balar, Nrup; Ghasemi, Masoud; Ade, Harald

doi:10.1021/acs.jpclett.1c02848

Upper and Apparent Lower Critical Solution Temperature Branches in the Phase Diagram of Polymer:Small Molecule Semiconducting Systems

Journal Article · 02 November 2021 · Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpclett.1c02848· OSTI ID:1981921

^[1]; ^[1]; Ghasemi, Masoud ^[1]; Ade, Harald ^[1]

Department of Physics and Organic and Carbon Electronics Laboratories (ORaCEL), North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina 27695, United States

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Research Organization:: Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States). Advanced Light Source (ALS)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE

DOE Contract Number:: AC02-05CH11231

OSTI ID:: 1981921

Journal Information:: Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters, Vol. 12, Issue 44; ISSN 1948-7185

Publisher:: American Chemical Society

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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