An alternating copolymer derived from indolo[3,2-b]carbazole and 4,7-Di(thieno[3,2b]thien-2-yl)-2,1,3-benzothiadiazole for photovoltaic cells

Macromolecular Rapid Communications

Volumn 31, Issue 14, 2010, Pages 1287-1292

  Xia, Yangjun ^a,b   Su, Xuehua ^a   He, Zhicai ^b   Ren, Xia ^a   Wu, Hongbing ^b   Cao, Yong ^b   Fan, Duowang ^a  

^a LANZHOU JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SOUTH CHINA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Conjugated polymers 4,7 di(thieno 3,2 b thien 2 yl)2,1,3 benzodiathiazole; Indolo 3,2 b carbazole; Photovoltaic cells; Synthesis

Indexed keywords

ABSORBANCE PEAK; ALTERNATING COPOLYMER; BENZOTHIADIAZOLES; BULK HETEROJUNCTION; BUTYRIC ACIDS; CHEMICAL EQUATIONS; CONJUGATED COPOLYMERS; ELECTRON DONORS; FILL FACTOR; HIGHEST OCCUPIED MOLECULAR ORBITAL ENERGY LEVELS; INDOLO[3,2-B]CARBAZOLE; LOWEST UNOCCUPIED MOLECULAR ORBITAL; METHYL ESTERS; NARROW BAND GAP; POLYMERIC SOLAR CELLS; POWER CONVERSION EFFICIENCIES; SOLUTION PROCESSIBILITY; SUZUKI COUPLING REACTION; THERMAL STABILITY;

CHEMICAL BONDS; COMPOSITE FILMS; CONJUGATED POLYMERS; CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; COPOLYMERIZATION; CYCLIC VOLTAMMETRY; ELECTRON ENERGY LEVELS; ESTERS; FATTY ACIDS; HETEROJUNCTIONS; MOLECULAR MODELING; MOLECULAR ORBITALS; OPEN CIRCUIT VOLTAGE; PALLADIUM; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

ORGANIC POLYMERS;

EID: 77955315796     PISSN: 10221336     EISSN: 15213927     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/marc.201000062     Document Type: Article

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