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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• McNeill, Christopher R

Titel

Morphology of all-polymer solar cells

Ist Teil von

• Energy & environmental science, 2012-01, Vol.5 (2), p.5653-5667

Erscheinungsjahr

2012

Quelle

Alma/SFX Local Collection

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• The blending of two semiconducting polymers with offset energy levels enables efficient charge generation in thin-film all-polymer solar cells. A key requirement for efficient charge separation and collection is the formation of interconnected phase-separated domains structured on the sub-20 nm length-scale. This review provides an overview of recent advances in the characterisation of conjugated polymer blend nanostructure and developments in the linking of blend structure and device performance. This review also provides a general introduction to the polymer physics behind phase separation, experimental techniques used for characterising blend structure and novel ways to control nanomorphology. This review discusses recent advances in characterising the nanomorphology of polymer blend solar cells and relating nanomorphology to device operation.