Low bandgap carbazole copolymers containing an electron-withdrawing side chain for solar cell applications

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 95, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 2795-2804

  Lee, Jung Feng ^a   Hsu, Steve Lien Chung ^a   Lee, Po I ^a   Chuang, Hung Yi ^a   Yang, Ming Lun ^a   Chen, Jen Sue ^a   Chou, Wei Yang ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Carbazole; Conjugated polymer; Copolymerization; Low bandgap; Solar cells; Synthesis

Indexed keywords

BAND GAPS; CARBAZOLE; ELECTRON ACCEPTOR; ELECTRON DONORS; ELECTRON-DONATING; ELECTRONWITHDRAWING; LOW BAND-GAP COPOLYMERS; LOW BANDGAP; METHYL ESTERS; MOLECULAR ENERGY LEVELS; NEW SERIES; PHOTOVOLTAIC PROPERTY; POLYMER SOLAR CELLS; POLYMERIZATION REACTION; POWER CONVERSION EFFICIENCIES; SIDE-CHAINS; SOLAR-CELL APPLICATIONS;

BUTYRIC ACID; CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; COPOLYMERIZATION; ELECTRONS; ENERGY GAP; FATTY ACIDS; OPEN CIRCUIT VOLTAGE; PLASTIC PRODUCTS; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; SOLAR POWER GENERATION;

COPOLYMERS;

EID: 79960559258     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2011.05.029     Document Type: Article

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