Copolymer derived from dihexyl-2H-benzimidazole and carbazole for organic photovoltaic cells

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 95, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 521-528

  Song, Suhee ^a   Heum Park, Sung ^b   Jin, Youngeup ^c   Kim, Il ^a   Lee, Kwanghee ^b   Suh, Hongsuk ^a  

^a Pusan National University   (South Korea)

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

^c Pukyong National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

2H Benzimidazole; Carbazole; Photovoltaic cells; Polymer

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION BAND; ABSORPTION ONSET; ALKYL GROUPS; BAND GAPS; BENZIMIDAZOLES; BITHIOPHENES; CARBAZOLE; ELECTRON DONOR ACCEPTORS; ELECTRON-DEFICIENT; ELECTRON-RICH; FILL FACTOR; MAXIMUM PEAKS; NEW SERIES; ORGANIC PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; POWER CONVERSION EFFICIENCIES; SOLID FILMS; SUBSTITUTED CARBONS; WAVELENGTH REGIONS; WHITE-LIGHT ILLUMINATION;

ABSORPTION; CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; COPOLYMERIZATION; COPOLYMERS; ORGANIC POLYMERS; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; SOLUBILITY; SULFUR; SWITCHING CIRCUITS;

CONJUGATED POLYMERS;

EID: 78650700823     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2010.09.012     Document Type: Article

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