Efficient solution-processed bulk heterojunction solar cells by antiparallel supramolecular arrangement of dipolar donor-acceptor dyes

Angewandte Chemie - International Edition

Volumn 50, Issue 49, 2011, Pages 11628-11632

  Bürckstümmer, Hannah ^a   Tulyakova, Elena V ^a   Deppisch, Manuela ^a   Lenze, Martin R ^b   Kronenberg, Nils M ^b   Gsänger, Marcel ^a   Stolte, Matthias ^a   Meerholz, Klaus ^b   Würthner, Frank ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

Author keywords

aggregation; centrosymmetric dimers; dyes pigments; merocyanines; organic solar cells

Indexed keywords

BULK HETEROJUNCTION SOLAR CELLS; CENTROSYMMETRIC DIMERS; DONOR-ACCEPTORS; DYES/PIGMENTS; EXCELLENT PERFORMANCE; FRONTIER MOLECULAR ORBITALS; HIGHER EFFICIENCY; LIGHTING CONDITIONS; MEROCYANINE DYE; MEROCYANINES; MOLECULAR PROPERTIES; ORGANIC PHOTOVOLTAICS; ORGANIC SOLAR CELL; POWER CONVERSION EFFICIENCIES; SINGLE CRYSTAL X-RAY ANALYSIS; SOLUTION-PROCESSED; SUPRAMOLECULAR ARRANGEMENT; SUPRAMOLECULAR ORGANIZATIONS; VISIBLE SPECTRA;

AGGLOMERATION; CHROMOPHORES; CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; DIMERS; EFFICIENCY; MOLECULAR ORBITALS; SINGLE CRYSTALS; SOLAR CELLS; SUPRAMOLECULAR CHEMISTRY;

HETEROJUNCTIONS;

EID: 82455192738     PISSN: 14337851     EISSN: 15213773     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/anie.201105133     Document Type: Article

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