Molecular engineering of Diketopyrrolopyrrole-based photosensitizer for solution processed small molecule bulk heterojunction solar cells

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 95, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 1731-1740

  Jeong, Ban Seok ^a   Choi, Hyunbong ^a   Cho, Nara ^a   Min Ko, Haye ^a   Lim, Woocherl ^b   Song, Kihyung ^b   Kwan Lee, Jae ^c   Ko, Jaejung ^a  

^a Korea University   (South Korea)

^b Korea National University of Education   (South Korea)

^c Hoseo University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Bulk heterojunction solar cell; Molecular engineering; Small molecule

Indexed keywords

BAND GAPS; BULK HETEROJUNCTION; BULK HETEROJUNCTION SOLAR CELLS; DIKETOPYRROLOPYRROLES; END GROUPS; FILL FACTOR; MOLAR ABSORPTION COEFFICIENT; MOLECULAR ENGINEERING; POWER CONVERSION EFFICIENCIES; RED-SHIFTED; SMALL MOLECULES; SOLUTION-PROCESSED; TRIPHENYLAMINES;

ABSORPTION; CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; HOLE MOBILITY; MOLECULES; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; OPEN CIRCUIT VOLTAGE; PHOTOSENSITIZERS; PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS; SOLAR CELLS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

HETEROJUNCTIONS;

EID: 79955468973     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2011.01.041     Document Type: Article

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