Aging of a donor conjugated polymer: Photochemical studies of the degradation of poly[2-methoxy-5-(3′,7′-dimethyloctyloxy)-1,4- phenylenevinylene]

Journal of Polymer Science, Part A: Polymer Chemistry

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 317-331

  Chambon, Sylvain ^a,b   Rivaton, Agnès ^b   Gardette, Jean Luc ^b   Firon, Muriel ^a   Lutsen, Laurence ^c  

^a DIF   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ CLERMONT AUVERGNE   (France)

^c HASSELT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Conjugated polymers; Degradation; Infrared spectroscopy; Organic photo voltaics; Ultraviolet light irradiation

Indexed keywords

DEGRADATION; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; IRRADIATION; PHOTOCHEMICAL REACTIONS; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; SOLAR CELLS; STRUCTURE (COMPOSITION); ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

CHAIN SCISSIONS; ORGANIC PHOTOVOLTAICS; THERMAL AGING; ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT IRRADIATION;

ORGANIC POLYMERS;

EID: 33846570466     PISSN: 0887624X     EISSN: 10990518     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pola.21815     Document Type: Article

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