Synthesis and photovoltaic properties of fluorene-based copolymers with narrow band-gap units on the side chain

European Polymer Journal

Volumn 46, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 2365-2371

  Hou, Qiong ^a   Xu, Xin ^a   Guo, Ting ^b   Zeng, Xianghua ^a   Luo, Suilian ^a   Yang, Liting ^a  

^a SOUTH CHINA NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SOUTH CHINA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Aryl heterocycle; Photovoltaic properties; Polyfluorene; Side chain

Indexed keywords

BLENDING; BUTYRIC ACID; CHAINS; OPEN CIRCUIT VOLTAGE; SOLAR CELLS;

HETEROCYCLES; PHOTOVOLTAIC PROPERTY; POLYFLUORENE COPOLYMER; POLYFLUORENES; POWER CONVERSION EFFICIENCIES; SIDE-CHAINS; SUZUKI COUPLING REACTION; [6 ,6]-PHENYL-C61-BUTYRIC ACID METHYL ESTERS;

ENERGY GAP;

EID: 79961167549     PISSN: 00143057     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2010.09.015     Document Type: Article

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