Dual electron donor/electron acceptor character of a conjugated polymer in efficient photovoltaic diodes

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 90, Issue 19, 2007, Pages

  McNeill, Christopher R ^a   Abrusci, Agnese ^a   Zaumseil, Jana ^a   Wilson, Richard ^b   McKiernan, Mary J ^b   Burroughes, Jeremy H ^b   Halls, Jonathan J M ^b   Greenham, Neil C ^a   Friend, Richard H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b Cambridge Display Technology Ltd   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; DIODES; FLUORINE CONTAINING POLYMERS; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; POLYMER BLENDS; QUANTUM EFFICIENCY;

3-BENZOTHIADIAZOLE; ELECTRON ACCEPTORS; ELECTRON DONORS; PHOTOVOLTAIC DIODES;

CONJUGATED POLYMERS;

EID: 34248338734     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2738197     Document Type: Article

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