Synthesis and properties of end-capped sexithiophenes incorporating the ethylene dithiothiophene unit

Journal of Materials Chemistry

Volumn 15, Issue 14, 2005, Pages 1446-1453

  Mason, Christopher R ^a   Skabara, Peter J ^a   Cupertino, Domenico ^b   Schofield, John ^b   Meghdadi, Farideh ^c   Ebner, Berndt ^c   Sariciftci, N Serdar ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b Avecia Biologics Limited   (United Kingdom)

^c JOHANNES KEPLER UNIVERSITY LINZ   (Austria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; CYCLIC VOLTAMMETRY; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ELECTRONS; OLIGOMERS; OXIDATION; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; QUANTUM EFFICIENCY; SPECTROSCOPIC ANALYSIS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROSCOPY;

ELECTRONIC BAND GAPS; POLYTHIOPHENES; SEXITHIOPHENES;

ETHYLENE;

EID: 17444364059     PISSN: 09599428     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1039/b415610b     Document Type: Article

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