Metallated conjugated polymers as a new avenue towards high-efficiency polymer solar cells

Nature Materials

Volumn 6, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 521-527

  Wong, Wai Yeung ^a   Wang, Xing Zhu ^a   He, Ze ^a   Djurišič, Aleksandra B ^b   Yip, Cho Tung ^b   Cheung, Kai Yin ^b   Wang, Hai ^b   Mak, Chris S K ^b   Chan, Wai Kin ^b  

^a HONG KONG BAPTIST UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONDUCTING POLYMERS; COST EFFECTIVENESS; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY GAP; METALLIC COMPOUNDS; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; SOLAR CELLS;

BANDGAP POLYMERS; PHOTOACTIVE MATERIALS; PLATINUM METALLOPOLYYNE; POWER-CONVERSION EFFICIENCY;

CONJUGATED POLYMERS;

EID: 34547328869     PISSN: 14761122     EISSN: 14764660     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nmat1909     Document Type: Article

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