Synthesis and photovoltaic performances of 2,5-dioctyloxy-1,4-phenylenevinylene and terthiophene copolymers with di(p-tolyl)phenylamine and oxadiazole side groups

European Polymer Journal

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 673-680

  Chen, Huajie ^a   Huang, Hui ^a   Tian, Zongfang ^a   Shen, Ping ^a   Zhao, Bin ^a,b   Tan, Songting ^a,b  

^a Key Laboratory of Polymeric Materials and Application Technology of Hunan Province   (China)

^b XIANGTAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Di(p tolyl)phenylamine; Oxadiazole; Side groups; Solar cells; Terthiophene

Indexed keywords

BUTYRIC ACIDS; HORNER REACTION; MAXIMUM POWER; METHYL ESTERS; OXADIAZOLE; OXADIAZOLES; P-TOLYL; PHENYLENEVINYLENE; PHOTOVOLTAIC PERFORMANCE; PHOTOVOLTAIC PROPERTY; SOLAR IRRADIATION; SYNTHESIZED POLYMERS; TERTHIOPHENE DERIVATIVES; TERTHIOPHENES; WEIGHT RATIOS;

CONJUGATED POLYMERS; CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; ELECTROCHEMICAL PROPERTIES; ESTERS; FATTY ACIDS; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; SOLAR CELLS;

SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

EID: 77949262400     PISSN: 00143057     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2010.01.008     Document Type: Article

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