Optimisation of PCPDTBT solar cells using polymer synthesis with Suzuki coupling

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 95, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 2186-2193

  Kettle, J ^a,b   Horie, M ^b,c   Majewski, L A ^b   Saunders, B R ^b   Tuladhar, S ^d   Nelson, J ^d   Turner, M L ^b  

^a BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^c NATIONAL TSING HUA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chemical purification; OFET; OPV; Organic solar cells; PCPDTBT

Indexed keywords

BLEND RATIOS; BULK HETEROJUNCTION SOLAR CELLS; CHEMICAL PURIFICATION; CHEMICAL PURITY; DITHIOLS; DONOR-ACCEPTORS; DRYING CONDITION; HOLE-ONLY DEVICE; OPTIMISATIONS; OPV; ORGANIC SOLAR CELL; PCPDTBT; POLYMER PURIFICATION; POLYMER SYNTHESIS; PROCESS ADDITIVES; PROCESS OPTIMISATION; SUZUKI COUPLINGS;

BLENDING; HETEROJUNCTIONS; OPTIMIZATION; PURIFICATION;

POLYMERS;

EID: 79958147380     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2011.03.022     Document Type: Article

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