Two-dimensional regioregular polythiophenes with conjugated side chains for use in organic solar cells

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 93, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 613-620

  Yu, Chao Ying ^a   Ko, Bao Tsan ^a,b   Ting, Ching ^a   Chen, Chih Ping ^a  

^a INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Taiwan)

^b CHUNG YUAN CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Conjugated polymer; Organic; Polymer solar cell

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; ELECTRON ENERGY LEVELS; ESTERS; FATTY ACIDS; FULLERENES; HOLE MOBILITY; MOLECULAR MODELING; MOLECULAR ORBITALS; OPTICAL DATA PROCESSING; ORGANIC POLYMERS; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; SOLAR CELLS; THIN FILM TRANSISTORS; THIOPHENE; TWO DIMENSIONAL;

ACTIVE LAYERS; BAND-GAPS; BUTYRIC ACIDS; ELECTROCHEMICAL STUDIES; ELECTRON ACCEPTORS; ENERGY LEVELS; HIGHEST OCCUPIED MOLECULAR ORBITALS; LOWEST UN-OCCUPIED MOLECULAR ORBITALS; METHYL ESTERS; OPEN-CIRCUIT VOLTAGES; OPTICAL MEASUREMENTS; ORGANIC; ORGANIC SOLAR CELLS; POLYMER SOLAR CELL; POLYTHIOPHENES; POWER CONVERSION EFFICIENCIES; RED SHIFTS; REGIO REGULARS; SIDE CHAINS; SOLAR ILLUMINATIONS; STILLE COUPLING REACTIONS;

SOLAR ENERGY;

EID: 62549148574     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2008.12.017     Document Type: Article

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