Low-bandgap poly(thiophene-phenylene-thiophene) derivatives with broaden absorption spectra for use in high-performance bulk-heterojunction polymer solar cells

Journal of the American Chemical Society

Volumn 130, Issue 38, 2008, Pages 12828-12833

  Chen, Chih Ping ^a   Chan, Shu Hua ^a   Chao, Teng Chih ^a   Ting, Ching ^a   Ko, Bao Tsan ^a  

^a INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; CONJUGATED POLYMERS; DIRECT ENERGY CONVERSION; ELECTROCHEMICAL PROPERTIES; ENERGY GAP; HOLE MOBILITY; ORGANIC POLYMERS; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; POLYMERS; SOLAR CELLS; SOLAR EQUIPMENT; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; THICK FILMS; THIOPHENE;

AB SORPTION COEFFICIENTS; ABSORPTION SPECTRA; BAND GAPS; ENERGY LEVELS; FIELD EFFECT HOLE MOBILITY; HETERO JUNCTION; PHOTOPHYSICAL STUDIES; PHOTOVOLTAIC PROPERTIES; POLY-3-HEXYLTHIOPHENE; POLYMER SOLAR CELLS; SOLAR SPECTRUM;

SOLAR ENERGY;

BUTYRIC ACID DERIVATIVE; FULLERENE DERIVATIVE; PHENYL GROUP; POLY(3 HEXYLTHIOPHENE); POLYMER; THIOPHENE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; ARTICLE; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; FIELD EFFECT TRANSISTOR; OPTICAL ROTATION; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; SOLAR CELL; SOLAR ENERGY; SYNTHESIS;

EID: 52449092820     PISSN: 00027863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ja801877k     Document Type: Article

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