Ladder-type nonacyclic structure consisting of alternate thiophene and benzene units for efficient conventional and inverted organic photovoltaics

Chemistry of Materials

Volumn 23, Issue 22, 2011, Pages 5068-5075

  Cheng, Yen Ju ^a   Chen, Chiu Hsiang ^a   Lin, Yu Shun ^a   Chang, Chih Yu ^a   Hsu, Chain Shu ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHIAO TUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

alternating copolymer; Ladder type structure; organic photovoltaics

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATING COPOLYMER; BAND GAPS; BENZOTHIADIAZOLES; DONOR-ACCEPTOR COPOLYMERS; DONOR-ACCEPTORS; ELECTRON-DEFICIENT; EXCELLENT SOLUBILITY; LADDER-TYPE STRUCTURE; LOW BANDGAP POLYMERS; ORGANIC PHOTOVOLTAICS; PLANARIZATION; STILLE COUPLING REACTION;

BENZENE; COPOLYMERS; ENERGY GAP; MONOMERS; PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS; THIOPHENE;

LADDERS;

EID: 81255152321     PISSN: 08974756     EISSN: 15205002     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/cm202612t     Document Type: Article

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