Linking polythiophene chains through conjugated bridges: A way to improve charge transport in polymer solar cells

Macromolecular Rapid Communications

Volumn 27, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 793-798

  Zhou, Erjun ^a,b   Tan, Zhan'ao ^a,b   Yang, Chunhe ^a   Li, Yongfang ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF CHEMISTRY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Charge transport; Conjugated cross linking; Polymer solar cells; Polythiophene; Synthesis

Indexed keywords

BAND STRUCTURE; CHARGE TRANSFER; LIGHT ABSORPTION; SOLAR CELLS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

CHARGE TRANSPORT; CONJUGATED CROSSLINKING; POLYMER SOLAR CELLS; POLYTHIOPHENE;

ORGANIC POLYMERS;

EID: 33744787879     PISSN: 10221336     EISSN: 15213927     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/marc.200600007     Document Type: Article

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