Quantitative determination of organic semiconductor microstructure from the molecular to device scale

J Rivnay, SCB Mannsfeld, CE Miller, A Salleo… - Chemical …, 2012 - ACS Publications
Organic semiconductors offer the potential for large-area deposition on substrates of flexible
or unique form factors and can be deposited at ambient conditions at low cost. They can be …

Control of aggregated structure of photovoltaic polymers for high‐efficiency solar cells

M Gao, W Wang, J Hou, L Ye - Aggregate, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract π‐Conjugated organic/polymer materials‐based solar cells have attracted
tremendous research interest in the fields of chemistry, physics, materials science, and …

Temperature induced order–disorder transition in solutions of conjugated polymers probed by optical spectroscopy

F Panzer, H Bässler, A Köhler - The journal of physical …, 2017 - ACS Publications
The aggregation of π-conjugated materials significantly impacts the photophysics and
performance of optoelectronic devices. Nevertheless, little is known about the laws …

Characterization of the morphology of solution-processed bulk heterojunction organic photovoltaics

F Liu, Y Gu, X Shen, S Ferdous, HW Wang… - Progress in Polymer …, 2013 - Elsevier
Recently, significant advances have been made in understanding and manipulating the
morphology of the active layer in bulk heterojunction (BHJ) organic photovoltaic (OPV) …

25th anniversary article: high‐mobility hole and electron transport conjugated polymers: how structure defines function

Y Olivier, D Niedzialek, V Lemaur, W Pisula… - Advanced …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
The structural organization of three different families of semicrystalline π‐conjugated
polymers is reported (poly (3‐hexylthiophene)(P3HT), poly [2, 6‐(4, 4‐bis‐alkyl‐4H …

Control of aggregate formation in poly (3‐hexylthiophene) by solvent, molecular weight, and synthetic method

C Scharsich, RH Lohwasser, M Sommer… - Journal of Polymer …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Aggregate formation in poly (3‐hexylthiophene) depends on molecular weight, solvent, and
synthetic method. The interplay of these parameters thus largely controls device …

Conjugated polymers/semiconductor nanocrystals hybrid materials—preparation, electrical transport properties and applications

P Reiss, E Couderc, J De Girolamo, A Pron - Nanoscale, 2011 - pubs.rsc.org
This critical review discusses specific preparation and characterization methods applied to
hybrid materials consisting of π-conjugated polymers (or oligomers) and semiconductor …

Solvent‐induced morphology in polymer‐based systems for organic photovoltaics

MA Ruderer, S Guo, R Meier, HY Chiang… - Advanced Functional …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Studies on the influence of four different solvents on the morphology and photovoltaic
performance of bulk‐heterojunction films made of poly (3‐hexylthiophene)(P3HT) and [6, 6] …

Correlations between mechanical and electrical properties of polythiophenes

B O'Connor, EP Chan, C Chan, BR Conrad… - ACS …, 2010 - ACS Publications
The elastic moduli of polythiophenes, regioregular poly (3-hexylthiophene)(P3HT) and poly-
(2, 5-bis (3-alkylthiophene-2-yl) thieno [3, 2-b] thiophene)(pBTTT), are compared to their …

Morphology of P3HT in thin films in relation to optical and electrical properties

K Tremel, S Ludwigs - P3HT revisited–from molecular scale to solar cell …, 2014 - Springer
The search for renewable and environmentally friendly energy sources has made organic
electronics an interesting field of research. Semiconducting polymers stand out because …