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This time an article written by Jeroen van Duren in close cooperation is selected, see http://www.esi-topics.com/nhp/nhp-november2005.html
Title: Relating the morphology of a poly(p-)phenylene vinylene/methanofullerene blends to solar cell performance
The performance of bulk-heterojunction solar cells based on a phase-separated mixture of donor and acceptor materials is known to be critically dependent on the morphology of the active layer. Here we use a combination of techniques to resolve the morphology of spin cast films of poly(p-phenylene vinylene)/methanofullerene blends in three dimensions on a nanometer scale and relate te results to the performance of solar cells....