Synthesis and photovoltaic properties of biindene-C70 monoadduct as acceptor in polymer solar cells

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 95, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 1762-1766

  He, Youjun ^a   Chen, Hsiang Yu ^b   Zhao, Guangjin ^a   Hou, Jianhui ^b   Li, Yongfang ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF CHEMISTRY   (China)

^b Solarmer Energy Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Acceptors; Fullerene derivatives; Indene C70 monoadduct; Polymer solar cells

Indexed keywords

ACCEPTORS; CYCLOADDITION REACTION; DITHIOLS; ENERGY LEVEL; FILL-FACTOR; FULLERENE DERIVATIVE; FULLERENE DERIVATIVES; INDENE C70 MONOADDUCT; LOWEST UNOCCUPIED MOLECULAR ORBITAL; O-DICHLOROBENZENE; PHOTOVOLTAIC PROPERTY; POLY-3-HEXYLTHIOPHENE; POLYMER SOLAR CELLS; POWER CONVERSION EFFICIENCIES; TETRA-HYDROFURAN; THERMAL-ANNEALING; VISIBLE REGION;

CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; CYCLOADDITION; DERIVATIVES; FULLERENES; MOLECULAR ORBITALS; OPEN CIRCUIT VOLTAGE; ORGANIC SOLVENTS; PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS; POLYMERS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); TOLUENE;

SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 79955475013     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2011.01.045     Document Type: Article

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