Bulky side-chain density effect on the photophysical, electrochemical and photovoltaic properties of polythiophene derivatives

Polymer

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 326-338

  Wang, Hsing Ju ^a   Chan, Li Hsin ^b   Chen, Chih Ping ^c   Lin, Shin Lei ^c   Lee, Rong Ho ^a   Jeng, Ru Jong ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHUNG HSING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CHI NAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Polymer solar cell; Polythiophenes; Side chain density

Indexed keywords

CHAINS; ENERGY GAP; FULLERENES; OPEN CIRCUIT VOLTAGE; ORGANIC POLYMERS; PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS; POLYMER SOLAR CELLS; POLYMERS; SOLAR CELLS; THIOPHENE;

ABSORPTION INTENSITY; EFFECTIVE CONJUGATION LENGTH; FULLERENE DERIVATIVE; PHOTOVOLTAIC PROPERTY; POLYMER SOLAR CELL (PSCS); POLYTHIOPHENE DERIVATIVES; POWER CONVERSION EFFICIENCIES; SIDE-CHAINS;

THORIUM COMPOUNDS;

EID: 78651392871     PISSN: 00323861     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.polymer.2010.11.036     Document Type: Article

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