Mobility-Controlled Performance of Thick Solar Cells Based on Fluorinated Copolymers

Li, Wentao; Albrecht, Steve; Yang, Liqiang; Roland, Steffen; Tumbleston, John R.; McAfee, Terry; Yan, Liang; Kelly, Mary Allison; Ade, Harald; Neher, Dieter; You, Wei

doi:10.1021/ja5067724

Title: Mobility-Controlled Performance of Thick Solar Cells Based on Fluorinated Copolymers

Journal Article · Thu Oct 23 00:00:00 EDT 2014 · Journal of the American Chemical Society

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1021/ja5067724· OSTI ID:1324839

Li, Wentao ^[1]; Albrecht, Steve ^[2]; Yang, Liqiang ^[3]; Roland, Steffen ^[2]; Tumbleston, John R. ^[4]; McAfee, Terry ^[4]; Yan, Liang ^[1]; Kelly, Mary Allison ^[1]; Ade, Harald ^[4]; Neher, Dieter ^[2]; You, Wei ^[5]

Department of Chemistry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599-3290, United States
Institute of Physics and Astronomy, Soft Matter Physics, University of Potsdam, 14476 Potsdam, Germany
Department of Applied Physical Sciences, CB #3216, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599-3216, United States
Department of Physics, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina 27615, United States
Department of Chemistry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599-3290, United States, Department of Applied Physical Sciences, CB #3216, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599-3216, United States

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