Controlling Solution-Phase Polymer Aggregation with Molecular Weight and Solvent Additives to Optimize Polymer-Fullerene Bulk Heterojunction Solar Cells
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J. A. Bartelt, W. R. Mateker, Prof. M. D. McGehee Department of Materials Science and Engineering Stanford University Stanford , CA , 94305 , USA E-mail: [email protected] Dr. J. D. Douglas, Prof. J. M. J. Fréchet Department of Chemistry University of California Berkeley , CA , 94720 , USA Dr. A. El Labban, Prof. J. M. J. Fréchet, Prof. P. M. Beaujuge Physical Sciences and Engineering Division King Abdullah University of Science and Technology Thuwal , 23955–6900 , Saudi Arabia Dr. C. J. Tassone, Dr. M. F. Toney Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Lightsource SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory Menlo Park , CA , 94025 , USA
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تاریخ انتشار 2014