Solar cells made from polymers containing Dithieno[3,2-b:2′,3′- d]pyrrole with different side chain lengths

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 95, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 969-973

  Gong, Cheng ^a   Yang, Hong Bin ^a   Song, Qun Liang ^a   Lu, Zhi Song ^a   Li, Chang Ming ^a  

^a Nanyang Technological University   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Dithieno 3,2 b:2 ,3 d pyrrole; PDTPBT; Polymer solar cell; Side chain length

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE LAYER; ALKYL SIDE CHAINS; BUTYRIC ACIDS; CHARGE RECOMBINATIONS; INTERFACIAL RESISTANCES; METHYL ESTERS; MODELING RESULTS; PDTPBT; POLYMER SOLAR CELL; POLYMER SOLAR CELLS; POWER CONVERSION EFFICIENCIES; SHORT SIDE CHAINS; SIDE CHAIN LENGTHS; SIDE CHAINS; THERMAL TREATMENT;

ALKYLATION; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; ESTERS; FATTY ACIDS; NITROGEN COMPOUNDS; POLYMERS; SOLAR CELLS;

CHAIN LENGTH;

EID: 78751643848     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2010.11.034     Document Type: Article

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