Syntheses and characterization of carbazole based new low-band gap copolymers containing highly soluble benzimidazole derivatives for solar cell application

Journal of Polymer Science, Part A: Polymer Chemistry

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 369-380

  Kim, Jaehong ^a   Park, Sung Heum ^b   Kim, Jinwoo ^a   Cho, Shinuk ^c,e   Jin, Youngeup ^d   Shim, Joo Young ^a   Shin, Hyunmin ^a   Kwon, Sooncheol ^b   Kim, Il ^a   Lee, Kwanghee ^b   Heeger, Alan J ^c   Suh, Hongsuk ^a  

^a Pusan National University   (South Korea)

^b Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST)   (South Korea)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d Pukyong National University   (South Korea)

^e University of Ulsan   (South Korea)

Author keywords

2H benzimidazole; conjugated polymers; copolymerization; low band gap polymer; polymer solar cell; thin films

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATING COPOLYMER; BAND GAPS; BANDGAP PROPERTIES; BENZIMIDAZOLE DERIVATIVES; BENZIMIDAZOLES; BENZOTHIADIAZOLES; BUTYRIC ACIDS; ELECTRON-DEFICIENT; ELECTRON-RICH; INTERNAL CHARGE TRANSFER; LOW BANDGAP POLYMERS; METHYL ESTERS; PHOTOVOLTAIC APPLICATIONS; POLYMER SOLAR CELL; POWER CONVERSION EFFICIENCIES; SOLAR-CELL APPLICATIONS; THIENYL;

CHARGE TRANSFER; CONJUGATED POLYMERS; CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; COPOLYMERIZATION; COPOLYMERS; ENERGY GAP; ESTERS; FATTY ACIDS; ION EXCHANGE; ORGANIC POLYMERS; POLYMER FILMS; SOLAR CELLS; THIN FILMS;

POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS;

EID: 78650281853     PISSN: 0887624X     EISSN: 10990518     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pola.24435     Document Type: Article

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