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Title: The effect of light environment during the film formation process on the morphology and function of organic photovoltaics

Abstract

Light environment during blade coating process has significant impact on the morphology, thermodynamics, and device performance of bulk-heterojunction blends.

Authors:
 [1];  [1];  [2]; ORCiD logo [1];  [1]
  1. Institute of Optoelectronic Display, National & Local United Engineering Lab of Flat Panel Display Technology, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou 350002, China
  2. College of Information Science and Engineering, Fujian University of Technology, Fuzhou 350108, China
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OSTI Identifier:
1558842
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Publisher's Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
Journal of Materials Chemistry C
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Name: Journal of Materials Chemistry C Journal Volume: 7 Journal Issue: 34; Journal ID: ISSN 2050-7526
Publisher:
Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
Country of Publication:
United Kingdom
Language:
English

Citation Formats

Wu, Xiaomin, Lan, Shuqiong, Zhang, Guocheng, Chen, Huipeng, and Guo, Tailiang. The effect of light environment during the film formation process on the morphology and function of organic photovoltaics. United Kingdom: N. p., 2019. Web. doi:10.1039/C9TC03443A.
Wu, Xiaomin, Lan, Shuqiong, Zhang, Guocheng, Chen, Huipeng, & Guo, Tailiang. The effect of light environment during the film formation process on the morphology and function of organic photovoltaics. United Kingdom. https://doi.org/10.1039/C9TC03443A
Wu, Xiaomin, Lan, Shuqiong, Zhang, Guocheng, Chen, Huipeng, and Guo, Tailiang. Thu . "The effect of light environment during the film formation process on the morphology and function of organic photovoltaics". United Kingdom. https://doi.org/10.1039/C9TC03443A.
@article{osti_1558842,
title = {The effect of light environment during the film formation process on the morphology and function of organic photovoltaics},
author = {Wu, Xiaomin and Lan, Shuqiong and Zhang, Guocheng and Chen, Huipeng and Guo, Tailiang},
abstractNote = {Light environment during blade coating process has significant impact on the morphology, thermodynamics, and device performance of bulk-heterojunction blends.},
doi = {10.1039/C9TC03443A},
journal = {Journal of Materials Chemistry C},
number = 34,
volume = 7,
place = {United Kingdom},
year = {2019},
month = {8}
}

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