Organic Photovoltaic Performance Resiliency: Role of Molecular Weight in a PM7 Derivative

Schopp, Nora; Sabury, Sina; Chaney, Thomas; Zhang, Junxiang; Wakidi, Hiba; Kim, Brian M.; Sankar, Rahul; Luong, Hoang M.; Therdkatanyuphong, Pattarawadee; Brus, Viktor V.; Marder, Seth; Toney, Michael F.; Reynolds, John R.; Nguyen, Thuc-Quyen

doi:10.1021/acsenergylett.3c01202

Organic Photovoltaic Performance Resiliency: Role of Molecular Weight in a PM7 Derivative

Journal Article · 12 July 2023 · ACS Energy Letters

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1021/acsenergylett.3c01202· OSTI ID:2425492

^[1]; Sabury, Sina ^[2]; ^[3]; Zhang, Junxiang ^[4]; Wakidi, Hiba ^[1]; Kim, Brian M. ^[1]; Sankar, Rahul ^[1]; ^[1]; Therdkatanyuphong, Pattarawadee ^[4]; ^[5]; ^[6]; ^[6]; ^[2]; ^[1]

Center for Polymers and Organic Solids, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California Santa Barbara (UCSB), Santa Barbara, California 93106, United States
School of Chemistry and Biochemistry, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Center for Organic Photonics and Electronics, Georgia Tech Polymer Network, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30332, United States
Materials Science and Engineering, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado 80309, United States
Renewable and Sustainable Energy Institute, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, Colorado 80303, United States
Department of Physics, School of Sciences and Humanities, Nazarbayev University, 010000 Astana, Republic of Kazakhstan
Materials Science and Engineering, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado 80309, United States; Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado 80309, United States; Renewable and Sustainable Energy Institute, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, Colorado 80303, United States

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Research Organization:: Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL), Upton, NY (United States). National Synchrotron Light Source II (NSLS-II)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC)

DOE Contract Number:: SC0012704

OSTI ID:: 2425492

Journal Information:: ACS Energy Letters, Journal Name: ACS Energy Letters Journal Issue: 8 Vol. 8; ISSN 2380-8195

Publisher:: American Chemical Society (ACS)

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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