Development of DA-type polymers with phthalimide derivatives as electron withdrawing units and a promising strategy for the enhancement of photovoltaic properties

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 95, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 3377-3384

  Lee, Jang Yong ^a   Song, Kwan Wook ^a   Ku, Ja Ram ^a   Sung, Tae Hyun ^b   Moon, Doo Kyung ^a  

^a Konkuk University   (South Korea)

^b Hanyang University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Conjugated polymers; Copolymerization; Organic photovoltaics; Phthalimide

Indexed keywords

ELECTRONWITHDRAWING; ENERGY LEVEL; HOMO ENERGY LEVELS; ORGANIC PHOTOVOLTAICS; PHOTOVOLTAIC PROPERTY; PHTHALIMIDE; PHTHALIMIDE DERIVATIVES; POLYMER MATERIALS; POLYMER SEMICONDUCTORS;

COPOLYMERIZATION; ELECTRONS; FUNCTIONAL GROUPS; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS; PLANNING; SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIALS;

CONJUGATED POLYMERS;

EID: 80053577594     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2011.07.033     Document Type: Article

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