New amorphous small molecules - Synthesis, characterization and their application in bulk heterojunction solar cells

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 95, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 2272-2280

  Li, Zaifang ^a   Dong, Qingfeng ^a   Xu, Bin ^a   Li, Hui ^a   Wen, Shanpeng ^a   Pei, Jianing ^a   Yao, Shiyu ^a   Lu, Hongguang ^a   Li, Pengfei ^a   Tian, Wenjing ^a  

^a Jilin University   (China)

Author keywords

Amorphous small molecules; Organic solar cells; Solution process

Indexed keywords

AIR MASS; BULK HETEROJUNCTION; BULK HETEROJUNCTION SOLAR CELLS; ELECTRON-ACCEPTING; ELECTRON-DONATING; ELECTRON-DONATING ABILITY; GLOBAL IRRADIATION; HIGHEST OCCUPIED MOLECULAR ORBITAL ENERGY LEVELS; INTRAMOLECULAR CHARGE TRANSFERS; METHYL ESTERS; NOVEL SOLUTIONS; ORGANIC SOLAR CELL; PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICES; POWER CONVERSION EFFICIENCIES; SMALL MOLECULES; SOLUTION PROCESS; SPECTRAL RANGE; THEORETICAL CALCULATIONS; TRIPHENYL AMINES; UV-VIS ABSORPTION SPECTRA; VOLTAMMETRY MEASUREMENTS;

ABSORPTION; BUTYRIC ACID; CHARGE TRANSFER; CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; CYCLIC VOLTAMMETRY; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; ELECTRON ENERGY LEVELS; ELECTRONS; FATTY ACIDS; HETEROJUNCTIONS; ION EXCHANGE; MOLECULAR ORBITALS; MOLECULES; PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS; THIOPHENE;

SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

EID: 79958079438     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2011.03.040     Document Type: Article

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