New electropolymerized poly(thienyl-silole)s for all-polymer solar cells: Incorporation of silole results in remarkable enhancement of photoefficiency compared to polybithiophene

Electrochemistry Communications

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 229-232

  DiCarmine, Paul M ^a   Wang, Xin ^a   Pagenkopf, Brian L ^a   Semenikhin, Oleg A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Conducting polymers; Donor acceptor materials; Organic solar cells; Photoelectrochemistry; Polythiophene; Silole

Indexed keywords

ELECTROPOLYMERIZATION; PHOTOCHEMICAL REACTIONS; SOLAR CELLS;

ORGANIC SOLAR CELLS; PHOTOELECTROCHEMISTRY; SILOLE;

CONDUCTING POLYMERS;

EID: 38649143196     PISSN: 13882481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.elecom.2007.11.027     Document Type: Article

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