Synthesis and characterization of porphyrin-terthiophene and oligothiophene π-conjugated copolymers for polymer solar cells

European Polymer Journal

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1084-1092

  Xiang, Na ^a   Liu, Yijiang ^a   Zhou, Weiping ^a   Huang, Hui ^a   Guo, Xia ^a   Tan, Zhuo ^a   Zhao, Bin ^a   Shen, Ping ^a   Tan, Songting ^a,b  

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

^b XIANGTAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Conjugated polymer; Polymer solar cells; Porphyrin terthiophene; Synthesis

Indexed keywords

BULK HETEROJUNCTION SOLAR CELLS; CHLOROFORM SOLUTIONS; CONJUGATED COPOLYMERS; ENERGY LEVEL; GLASS TRANSITION TEMPERATURE; MAIN CHAINS; OLIGOTHIOPHENES; ONSET DECOMPOSITION TEMPERATURES; PHOTOVOLTAIC PROPERTY; POLYMER SOLAR CELLS; POWER CONVERSION EFFICIENCIES; RED SHIFT; STILLE REACTIONS; SYNTHESIS; SYNTHESIS AND CHARACTERIZATION; TERTHIOPHENES; THIN SOLID FILM; ZINC PORPHYRINS;

ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; CHARGE TRANSFER; CONJUGATED POLYMERS; CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; COPOLYMERIZATION; COPOLYMERS; ELECTROCHEMICAL PROPERTIES; ELECTRON ENERGY LEVELS; GLASS TRANSITION; HETEROJUNCTIONS; ION EXCHANGE; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; ORGANIC POLYMERS; PORPHYRINS; SOLAR CELLS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); THIOPHENE; ZINC;

ZINC COMPOUNDS;

EID: 77950925064     PISSN: 00143057     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2010.01.015     Document Type: Article

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