Resonant soft x-ray scattering unravels the hierarchical morphology of nanostructured bulk heterojunction photovoltaic thin films

Rodríguez-Rodríguez, Álvaro; García-Gutiérrez, Mari-Cruz; Ezquerra, Tiberio A.; Brady, Michael A.; Wang, Cheng; Rebollar, Esther

doi:10.1103/PhysRevMaterials.2.066003

Title: Resonant soft x-ray scattering unravels the hierarchical morphology of nanostructured bulk heterojunction photovoltaic thin films

Journal Article · 20 June 2018 · Physical Review Materials

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevMaterials.2.066003 · OSTI ID:1455108

Rodríguez-Rodríguez, Álvaro; García-Gutiérrez, Mari-Cruz; Ezquerra, Tiberio A.; Brady, Michael A.; Wang, Cheng; Rebollar, Esther

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