Variable band gap conjugated polymers for optoelectronic and redox applications

Journal of Materials Research

Volumn 20, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 3188-3198

  Kim, Young Gi ^a   Thompson, Barry C ^a   Ananthakrishnan, Nisha ^a   Padmanaban, G ^a   Ramakrishnan, S ^b   Reynolds, John R ^a  

^a University of Florida ^*  (United States)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ELECTROCHROMISM; LIGHT EMITTING DIODES; MORPHOLOGY; OPTICAL MICROSCOPY; OPTOELECTRONIC DEVICES; PHASE SEPARATION; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; POLYMETHYL METHACRYLATES; REDOX REACTIONS; SOLAR CELLS;

COLOR TUNABLE LIGHT EMITTING DIODES; ELECTROCHROMICS; OPTOELECTRONIC REDOX APPLICATIONS; ORGANIC PHOTOVOLTAICS; VARIABLE BAND GAP CONJUGATED POLYMERS;

ORGANIC POLYMERS;

EID: 30444445516     PISSN: 08842914     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1557/jmr.2005.0396     Document Type: Article

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