Synthesis of low bandgap polymer based on 3,6-dithien-2-yl-2,5- dialkylpyrrolo[3,4-c]pyrrole-1,4-dione for photovoltaic applications

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 95, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 1168-1173

  Zhang, Guobing ^a   Fu, Yingying ^b   Xie, Zhiyuan ^b   Zhang, Qing ^a  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b CHANGCHUN INSTITUTE OF APPLIED CHEMISTRY   (China)

Author keywords

Conjugated polymer; DTDPP; Low bandgap; Polymer solar cells

Indexed keywords

BULK HETEROJUNCTION SOLAR CELLS; DTDPP; ENERGY LEVEL; LOW BANDGAP; LOW BANDGAP POLYMERS; PHOTOVOLTAIC APPLICATIONS; PHOTOVOLTAIC PROPERTY; POLYMER SOLAR CELLS; POWER CONVERSION EFFICIENCIES; STILLE COUPLING REACTION; VISIBLE AND NEAR INFRARED;

CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; ENERGY GAP; HETEROJUNCTIONS; NITROGEN COMPOUNDS; ORGANIC POLYMERS; PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS; SOLAR CELLS; SOLAR POWER GENERATION; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); THIOPHENE;

CONJUGATED POLYMERS;

EID: 79951858562     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2010.12.049     Document Type: Article

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