Synthesis and photovoltaic properties of a star-shaped molecule with triphenylamine as core and benzo[1,2,5]thiadiazol vinylene as arms

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 93, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 108-113

  Wu, Guanglong ^a,c   Zhao, Guangjin ^a,c   He, Chang ^a   Zhang, Jing ^a,c   He, Qingguo ^b   Chen, Xiaomin ^a   Li, Yongfang ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF CHEMISTRY   (China)

^b SHANGHAI INSTITUTE OF MICROSYSTEM AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Conjugated organic molecules; Organic photovoltaic materials; Organic solar cells; Solution processable; Star shaped molecules

Indexed keywords

CHARGE TRANSFER; CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; ION EXCHANGE; LIGHT ABSORPTION; LUMINESCENCE OF ORGANIC SOLIDS; PALLADIUM; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; SOLAR CELLS; SOLAR ENERGY; SOLAR EQUIPMENT; SOLAR POWER GENERATION;

ABSORPTION PEAKS; BLEND SOLUTIONS; CHARGE TRANSFER BANDS; CONJUGATED ORGANIC MOLECULES; DEVICE STRUCTURES; DONOR UNITS; DOUBLE BONDS; HECK REACTIONS; MOLECULE POSSESSES; OPEN CIRCUITS; ORGANIC PHOTOVOLTAIC MATERIALS; ORGANIC SOLAR CELLS; PHOTOVOLTAIC PROPERTIES; PROCESSABLE; THIADIAZOLE; TRIPHENYL AMINES; VISIBLE WAVELENGTHS;

MOLECULES;

EID: 55949119203     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2008.09.001     Document Type: Article

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