A new intramolecular donor-acceptor polyfluorene copolymer for bulk heterojunction solar cells

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 94, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1166-1172

  Feng Lee, Jung ^a   Hsu, Steve Lien Chung ^a   Lee, Po I ^a   Yi Chuang, Hung ^a   Lun Yang, Ming ^a   Sue Chen, Jen ^a   Yang Chou, Wei ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Conjugated polymer; Copolymerization; Low bandgap; Solar cells; Synthesis

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATING POLYFLUORENE; BAND GAPS; BULK HETEROJUNCTION; BULK HETEROJUNCTION SOLAR CELLS; BUTYRIC ACIDS; DONOR-ACCEPTORS; ELECTROCHEMICAL BANDGAP; ELECTRON ACCEPTOR; ELECTRON DONORS; ELECTRONWITHDRAWING; LOW BANDGAP; METHYL ESTERS; POLYFLUORENE COPOLYMER; POLYMER SOLAR CELLS; POWER CONVERSION EFFICIENCIES; SIDE CHAINS; SUZUKI POLYMERIZATION;

CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; COPOLYMERIZATION; ENERGY GAP; ESTERS; FATTY ACIDS; HETEROJUNCTIONS; SOLAR CELLS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

ORGANIC POLYMERS;

EID: 77950862999     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2010.03.002     Document Type: Article

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