Analysis and modification of defective surface aggregates on PCDTBT:PCBM solar cell blends using combined Kelvin probe, conductive and bimodal atomic force microscopy

Hanaul Noh, Alfredo J. Diaz and Santiago D. Solares
Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2017, 8, 579–589. https://doi.org/10.3762/bjnano.8.62

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Analysis and modification of defective surface aggregates on PCDTBT:PCBM solar cell blends using combined Kelvin probe, conductive and bimodal atomic force microscopy
Hanaul Noh, Alfredo J. Diaz and Santiago D. Solares
Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2017, 8, 579–589. https://doi.org/10.3762/bjnano.8.62

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Noh, H.; Diaz, A. J.; Solares, S. D. Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2017, 8, 579–589. doi:10.3762/bjnano.8.62

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