Stable block copolymer:fullerene nanocomposites for solar cells

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We propose to study the thermodynamic structures and quench dynamics of a novel block copolymer:fullerene nanocomposite towards the design of optimized charge transport pathways in polymer solar cells. This experiment will quantify the effects of blend composition on the equilibrium nanostructures formed as well as measuring the kinetic rates of the relevant equilibration processes, namely block copolymer self-assembly and fullerene crystallisation. By constraining the fullerene crystals within an ordered block copolymer suprastructure, we will molecularly engineer the size and shape of charge transport pathways. Time-resolved SANS spectra will be quantitatively fitted to determine the size and composition of crystals within the suprastructure. Combined phase behaviour data and kinetic rate constants will enable us to target processing conditions for more efficienct devices.

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DOI https://doi.org/10.5286/ISIS.E.24090508
Metadata Access https://icatisis.esc.rl.ac.uk/oaipmh/request?verb=GetRecord&metadataPrefix=oai_datacite&identifier=oai:icatisis.esc.rl.ac.uk:inv/24090508
Provenance
Creator Professor Joao Cabral; Mr Rajeev Dattani; Dr Alisyn Nedoma; Mr Carlos Gonzalez Lopez; Mr Him Wong
Publisher ISIS Neutron and Muon Source
Publication Year 2016
Rights CC-BY Attribution 4.0 International; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
OpenAccess true
Contact isisdata(at)stfc.ac.uk
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Resource Type Dataset
Discipline Photon- and Neutron Geosciences
Temporal Coverage Begin 2013-05-15T23:00:00Z
Temporal Coverage End 2013-05-19T13:30:33Z