Distorted Asymmetric Cubic Nanostructure of Soluble Fullerene Crystals in Efficient Polymer:Fullerene Solar Cells
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Abstract
We found that 1-(3-methoxycarbonyl)propyl-1-phenyl-(6,6)C(61) (PCBM) molecules make a distorted asymmetric body-centered cubic crystal nanostructure in the bulk heterojunction films of reigoregular poly(3-hexylthiophene) and PCBM. The wider angle of distortion in the PCBM nanocrystals was approximately 96 degrees , which can be assigned to the influence of the attached side group to the fullerene ball of PCBM to bestow solubility. Atom concentration analysis showed that after thermal annealing the PCBM nanocrystals do preferentially distribute above the layer of P3HT nanocrystals inside devices.
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OpenAlex topics: Organic Electronics and Photovoltaics · Fullerene Chemistry and Applications · Carbon Nanotubes in Composites
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Department of Physics, Blackett Laboratory, Imperial College London, Prince Consort Road, London SW7 2BW, United Kingdom
Organic Nanoelectronics Laboratory, Department of Chemical Engineering, Kyungpook National University, Daegu 702-701, Republic of Korea
Department of Chemistry, Imperial College London, Exhibition Road, London SW7 2AZ, United Kingdom
Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Imperial College London, Exhibition Road, London SW7 2AZ, United Kingdom
Merck Chemicals, Chilworth Science Park, Southampton, United Kingdom
Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, Pusan National University, Pusan 609-735, Republic of Korea
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