Evaluation of bis-dicyanovinyl short-chain conjugated systems as donor materials for organic solar cells

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 95, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 462-468

  Yassin, Ali ^a   Rousseau, Theodulf ^a   Leriche, Philippe ^a   Cravino, Antonio ^a   Roncali, Jean ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ D'ANGERS   (France)

Author keywords

Conjugated systems; Donoracceptor; Heterojunction; Molecular design; Organic solar cells

Indexed keywords

ALKYL CHAIN; BI-LAYER DEVICES; CONJUGATED SYSTEMS; DONOR LAYERS; DONOR-ACCEPTOR HETEROJUNCTIONS; DONOR-ACCEPTORS; FULLERENE C; KNOEVENAGEL CONDENSATION; MOLECULAR DESIGN; ORGANIC SOLAR CELL; SOLUTION-PROCESSED; TARGET COMPOUND; UV-VIS ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY;

CYCLIC VOLTAMMETRY; ELECTRONIC PROPERTIES; HETEROJUNCTIONS; ORGANIC POLYMERS; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; SOLAR CELLS;

ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 78650710678     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2010.08.032     Document Type: Article

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