Processible cyclopentadithiophene copolymers for photovoltaic applications

Journal of Macromolecular Science, Part A: Pure and Applied Chemistry

Volumn 47, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 478-483

  Kingsborough, Richard P ^a   Waller, David ^a   Gaudiana, Russell ^a   Muhlbacher, David ^b   Morana, Mauro ^b   Scharber, Markus ^b   Zhu, Zhengguo ^a  

^a KONARKA TECHNOLOGIES INC   (United States)

^b Konarka Austria Forschungs und Entwicklungs GmbH   (Austria)

Author keywords

Bithiazole; Bulk heterojunction; Conjugated polymer; Cyclopentadithiophene; Photovoltaic; Processible

Indexed keywords

BITHIAZOLE; BITHIOPHENES; BULK HETEROJUNCTION; COMONOMERS; ELECTROCHEMICAL STUDIES; ELECTRON TRANSPORTER; ETHYLENEDIOXYTHIOPHENES; FULLERENE DERIVATIVE; PENTATHIOPHENE; PHOTOVOLTAIC APPLICATIONS; POWER CONVERSION EFFICIENCIES; THIENYL;

CONJUGATED POLYMERS; CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; FIELD EFFECT TRANSISTORS; FULLERENES; ORGANIC POLYMERS; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS;

HETEROJUNCTIONS;

EID: 77951184972     PISSN: 10601325     EISSN: 15205738     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10601321003659796     Document Type: Article

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