Fused pyrrolo[3,2-d:4,5-d′]bisthiazole-containing polymers for using in high-performance organic bulk heterojunction solar cells

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 96, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 112-116

  Xia, Ruidong ^a   Al Hashimi, Mohammed ^a   Tsoi, Wing C ^a   Heeney, Martin ^a   Bradley, Donal D C ^a   Nelson, Jenny ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Absorbance spectra; Crystallization; External quantum efficiency; Low band gap; Organic solar cells

Indexed keywords

ABSORBANCE SPECTRUM; BITHIOPHENES; BLEND FILMS; CRYSTALLINITIES; EXTERNAL QUANTUM EFFICIENCY; FILL FACTOR; HIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT; LOW BAND GAP; ORGANIC BULK-HETEROJUNCTION SOLAR CELLS; ORGANIC PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; ORGANIC SOLAR CELL; POWER CONVERSION EFFICIENCIES; SMALL OPTICAL BAND GAP;

CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; ENERGY GAP; HETEROJUNCTIONS; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; OPEN CIRCUIT VOLTAGE; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS;

ORGANIC POLYMERS;

EID: 80855128742     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2011.09.027     Document Type: Article

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