Development of nanoscale morphology and role of viscoelastic phase separation on the properties of epoxy/recycled polyurethane blends

A Reghunadhan, J Datta, N Kalarikkal, S Thomas - Polymer, 2017 - Elsevier
A novel and cost-effective approach towards the modification of epoxy matrix has been
developed using recycled polyurethane for the first time without sacrificing any of the …

Solvent-free phenyl-C61-butyric acid methyl ester (PCBM) from clathrates: insights for organic photovoltaics from crystal structures and molecular dynamics

M Casalegno, S Zanardi, F Frigerio, R Po… - Chemical …, 2013 - pubs.rsc.org
The first solvent-free crystal structure of PCBM, an organic semiconductor widely used in
solvent-free nanocrystalline films in plastic solar cells, is reported and its relevance to …

Tensile properties, thermal and morphological analysis of thermoplastic polyurethane films reinforced with multiwalled carbon nanotubes

P Russo, D Acierno, G Marletta, GL Destri - European Polymer Journal, 2013 - Elsevier
The paper reports on thermal, tensile and morphological properties of thermoplastic
polyurethane (TPU) based films obtained by melt-compounding and chill-roll extrusion …

The link between self-assembly and molecular conformation of amphiphilic block copolymers monolayers at the air/water interface: the spreading parameter

G Li Destri, AAM Gasperini, O Konovalov - Langmuir, 2015 - ACS Publications
Two amphiphilic block copolymers, namely polystyrene-b-poly (methyl-methacrylate)(PS-b-
PMMA), at the air/water interface were studied combining the in situ structural …

Interfacial Characteristics of Efficient Bulk Heterojunction Solar Cells Fabricated on MoOx Anode Interlayers.

JJ Jasieniak, ND Treat, CR McNeill… - … (Deerfield Beach, Fla …, 2015 - europepmc.org
The role of the interface between an MoOx anode interlayer and a polymer: fullerene bulk
heterojunction is investigated. Processing differences in the MoOx induce large variations in …

Neutron polarisation analysis of Polymer: Fullerene blends for organic photovoltaics

GM Paterno, JR Stewart, A Wildes, F Cacialli, VG Sakai - Polymer, 2016 - Elsevier
The photogeneration process in polymer-fullerene organic solar cells relies strongly on the
nanostructure and on the nano/picosecond dynamics occurring in these complex blends …

The annealing effects of tungsten oxide interlayer based on organic photovoltaic cells

SB Lee, JH Beak, B hyun Kang, KY Dong, YY Yu… - Solar energy materials …, 2013 - Elsevier
We investigated the effect of tungsten oxide (WO 3) interlayer as a hole collection layer on
the performance of organic photovoltaic cells according to the thickness and temperature of …

Unveiling the role of molecular interactions in crystal morphology prediction

F Punzo - Journal of Molecular Structure, 2013 - Elsevier
Crystal morphology prediction of two very similar thiadiazoles was performed by means of
molecular mechanics calculations embedded in dedicated software. Both thiadiazoles …

Tuning the randomization of lamellar orientation in poly (3-hexylthiophene) thin films with substrate nano-curvature

R Ruffino, L Fichera, A Valenti, M Jankowski… - Polymer, 2021 - Elsevier
We report the effect of substrates with uniform nanocurvature on the structure of deposited
thin films of high molecular weight regio-regular poly (3-hexylthiophene)(P3HT). The …

A stability study of roll-to-roll processed organic photovoltaic modules containing a polymeric electron-selective layer

HC Weerasinghe, N Rolston, D Vak, AD Scully… - Solar Energy Materials …, 2016 - Elsevier
The stability of roll-to-roll processed organic photovoltaic modules having an inverted
structure and incorporating polyethylenimine–ethoxylate (PEIE) as the electron-selective …