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dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1951/59923
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11401/71464
dc.description.sponsorshipThis work is sponsored by the Stony Brook University Graduate School in compliance with the requirements for completion of degree.en_US
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dc.publisherThe Graduate School, Stony Brook University: Stony Brook, NY.
dc.typeThesis
dcterms.abstractEngineering heterodyne junction solar cells requires precise positioning of the photoactive polymers and the PCBM conductors such that maximum current reaches the electrodes with minimal resistive scattering. One possible method for accomplishing this may be to use polymer phase segregation in combination with the nanoparticles' natural segregation to the interfaces. In this manner, large-scale devices can be formed using self-assembly methods, rather than fixed methods. We have used Molecular Dynamics simulation to predict the morphology of polymer blends and determine which combination of factors would yield the optimal cylindrical pattern, which would contact the electrodes, while producing the largest number of interfaces. Secondly, we were also able to determine the conditions that would cause the particles to segregate and template along the interfaces, which would provide direct conductivity to the electrodes. Using thin film and bulk structures and by manipulating particle size, the attraction between the particle and the polymer component, and the amount of filler within the material, we can explore the formation of cheaper, more effective and efficient networks.
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dcterms.contributorGersappe, Dilipen_US
dcterms.contributorRafailovich, Miriamen_US
dcterms.contributorSokolov, Jon.en_US
dcterms.creatorXu, Di
dcterms.dateAccepted2013-05-22T17:35:50Z
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dcterms.dateSubmitted2013-05-22T17:35:50Z
dcterms.dateSubmitted2015-04-24T14:47:39Z
dcterms.descriptionDepartment of Materials Science and Engineeringen_US
dcterms.extent57 pg.en_US
dcterms.formatMonograph
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dcterms.identifierXu_grad.sunysb_0771M_10936en_US
dcterms.identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/1951/59923
dcterms.identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/11401/71464
dcterms.issued2012-05-01
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dcterms.publisherThe Graduate School, Stony Brook University: Stony Brook, NY.
dcterms.subjectMaterials Science--Physics--Chemistry
dcterms.subjectMolecular Dynamic, Morphology, P3HT:PCBM, Photovoltaic, Self-assembly, Thin Film
dcterms.titleMolecular Dynamic Simulation: Morphology Study of Organic Photovoltaic Thin Film
dcterms.typeThesis


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