Low-band gap copolymers of ethynylfluorene and 3,6-dithiophen-2-yl-2,5- dihydropyrrolo[3,4-c]pyrrole-1,4-dione synthesized under microwave irradiation for polymer photovoltaic cells

Organic Electronics

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 993-1002

  Wu, Zhonglian ^a   Fan, Benhu ^a   Li, Aiyuan ^a   Xue, Feng ^a   Ouyang, Jianyong ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Band gap; Copolymer; Microwave; Polymer photovoltaic cells; Sonogashira coupling

Indexed keywords

BUTYRIC ACID; CHEMICAL REACTIONS; COPOLYMERS; ELECTRONS; IRRADIATION; MICROWAVE IRRADIATION; MICROWAVES; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS;

ELECTRONWITHDRAWING; LOW BAND-GAP COPOLYMERS; PHOTOVOLTAIC PERFORMANCE; POLYMER PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; POLYMERIZATION TIME; POWER CONVERSION EFFICIENCIES; SONOGASHIRA COUPLING; [6 ,6]-PHENYL-C61-BUTYRIC ACID METHYL ESTERS;

ENERGY GAP;

EID: 79953755926     PISSN: 15661199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.orgel.2011.03.023     Document Type: Article

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