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Title: Multi-length scale morphology of nonfullerene all-small molecule blends and its relation to device function in organic solar cells

Abstract

Device characteristics of a pair of nonfullerene small molecule solar cells were well correlated to their mesoscale morphology via resonant soft X-ray scattering.

Authors:
 [1]; ORCiD logo [1];  [2]; ORCiD logo [2]; ORCiD logo [1]; ORCiD logo [2];  [1]
  1. Department of Physics and Organic and Carbon Electronics Lab (ORaCEL), North Carolina State University, Raleigh, USA
  2. CAS Research/Education Center for Excellence in Molecular Sciences, CAS Key Laboratory of Organic Solids, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 100190 Beijing
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OSTI Identifier:
1483699
Grant/Contract Number:  
AC02-05CH11231
Resource Type:
Publisher's Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
Materials Chemistry Frontiers
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Name: Materials Chemistry Frontiers Journal Volume: 3 Journal Issue: 1; Journal ID: ISSN 2052-1537
Publisher:
Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
Country of Publication:
United Kingdom
Language:
English

Citation Formats

Angunawela, Indunil, Ye, Long, Bin, Haijun, Zhang, Zhi-Guo, Gadisa, Abay, Li, Yongfang, and Ade, Harald. Multi-length scale morphology of nonfullerene all-small molecule blends and its relation to device function in organic solar cells. United Kingdom: N. p., 2019. Web. doi:10.1039/C8QM00503F.
Angunawela, Indunil, Ye, Long, Bin, Haijun, Zhang, Zhi-Guo, Gadisa, Abay, Li, Yongfang, & Ade, Harald. Multi-length scale morphology of nonfullerene all-small molecule blends and its relation to device function in organic solar cells. United Kingdom. https://doi.org/10.1039/C8QM00503F
Angunawela, Indunil, Ye, Long, Bin, Haijun, Zhang, Zhi-Guo, Gadisa, Abay, Li, Yongfang, and Ade, Harald. Tue . "Multi-length scale morphology of nonfullerene all-small molecule blends and its relation to device function in organic solar cells". United Kingdom. https://doi.org/10.1039/C8QM00503F.
@article{osti_1483699,
title = {Multi-length scale morphology of nonfullerene all-small molecule blends and its relation to device function in organic solar cells},
author = {Angunawela, Indunil and Ye, Long and Bin, Haijun and Zhang, Zhi-Guo and Gadisa, Abay and Li, Yongfang and Ade, Harald},
abstractNote = {Device characteristics of a pair of nonfullerene small molecule solar cells were well correlated to their mesoscale morphology via resonant soft X-ray scattering.},
doi = {10.1039/C8QM00503F},
journal = {Materials Chemistry Frontiers},
number = 1,
volume = 3,
place = {United Kingdom},
year = {Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 2019},
month = {Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 2019}
}

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