Efficient bulk heterojunction solar cells with copolymers based on fluorene, dithienylbenzothiadiazole, and thiophene derivatives

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 95, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 1756-1761

  Lee, Po I ^a   Hsu, Steve Lien Chung ^a   Lee, Jung Feng ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Conjugated polymer; Copolymerization; Polyfluorenes; Solar cells; Synthesis

Indexed keywords

BULK HETEROJUNCTION SOLAR CELLS; FLUORENES; PHOTOVOLTAIC PROPERTY; POLYFLUORENES; POLYMER SOLAR CELLS; POWER CONVERSION EFFICIENCIES; SUZUKI REACTION; SYNTHESIS; THERMAL STABILITY; THIOPHENE DERIVATIVES; UV-VIS ABSORPTIONS;

CONJUGATED POLYMERS; CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; COPOLYMERIZATION; COPOLYMERS; CYCLIC VOLTAMMETRY; ELECTROCHEMICAL PROPERTIES; FLUORINE CONTAINING POLYMERS; FUNCTIONAL GROUPS; HETEROJUNCTIONS; HOLE MOBILITY; ORGANIC POLYMERS; PLASTIC PRODUCTS; SOLAR CELLS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); THIOPHENE;

THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS;

EID: 79955473619     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2011.01.044     Document Type: Article

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