Benzo[2,1-b;3,4-b′]dithiophene-based low-bandgap polymers for photovoltaic applications

Journal of Polymer Science, Part A: Polymer Chemistry

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 701-711

  Yuan, Mingjian ^a   Rice, Andrew H ^a   Luscombe, Christine K ^a  

^a University of Washington   (United States)

Author keywords

conducting polymers; conjugated copolymers; conjugated polymers; photovoltaic devices; structure property relations; structure property relationships

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATING COPOLYMER; BAND-GAP POLYMERS; BENZENE RING; BULK HETEROJUNCTION; BUTYRIC ACIDS; CONJUGATED COPOLYMERS; DEVICE PERFORMANCE; DONOR UNITS; ELECTRON ACCEPTOR; HIGHEST OCCUPIED MOLECULAR ORBITAL ENERGY LEVELS; METHYL ESTERS; PHOTOVOLTAIC APPLICATIONS; PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICES; POWER CONVERSION EFFICIENCIES; PROCESSING CONDITION; STRUCTURAL CHARACTERIZATION; STRUCTURE PROPERTY RELATION; STRUCTURE PROPERTY RELATIONSHIPS; THEORETICAL CALCULATIONS;

BENZENE; CONDUCTING POLYMERS; CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; COPOLYMERIZATION; COPOLYMERS; ELECTRON ENERGY LEVELS; EQUIPMENT; ESTERS; FATTY ACIDS; HETEROJUNCTIONS; MOLECULAR ORBITALS; OPEN CIRCUIT VOLTAGE; ORGANIC CONDUCTORS; ORGANIC POLYMERS; PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS; STRUCTURAL PROPERTIES;

CONJUGATED POLYMERS;

EID: 78650819370     PISSN: 0887624X     EISSN: 10990518     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pola.24481     Document Type: Article

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