Design of new benzothiadiazole-based linear and star molecules with different functional groups as solar cells materials: A theoretical approach

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 95, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 1800-1810

  Sun, Lei ^a   Bai, Fu Quan ^a   Zhao, Zeng Xia ^a   Zhang, Hong Xing ^a  

^a JILIN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

DFT; Ethynyl group; Organic solar cell; Star molecule; Theoretical electronic properties

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION WAVELENGTHS; BENZOTHIADIAZOLES; CENTRAL CORE; DFT; DFT METHOD; EMISSION SPECTRUMS; END GROUPS; ETHYNYL; ETHYNYL GROUP; GEOMETRY STRUCTURE; ORGANIC SOLAR CELL; PHOTON FLUX; REORGANIZATION ENERGIES; THEORETICAL APPROACH; THEORETICAL ELECTRONIC PROPERTIES;

ABSORPTION; CHARGE TRANSFER; ELECTRONIC PROPERTIES; EMISSION SPECTROSCOPY; EXCITED STATES; FUNCTIONAL GROUPS; ION EXCHANGE; IONIZATION POTENTIAL; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; SOLAR CELLS; STARS;

MOLECULES;

EID: 79955476488     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2011.02.003     Document Type: Article

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