Fully visible-light-harvesting conjugated polymers with pendant donor-π-acceptor chromophores for photovoltaic applications

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 97, Issue , 2012, Pages 50-58

  Duan, Chunhui ^a   Hu, Xiaowen ^a   Chen, Kung Shih ^b   Yip, Hin Lap ^b   Li, Wei ^a   Huang, Fei ^a   Jen, Alex K Y ^b   Cao, Yong ^a  

^a SOUTH CHINA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b University of Washington   (United States)

Author keywords

Bulk heterojunction solar cell; Chromophores pended polymer; Conjugated polymer; Full visible light absorption; Narrow band gap polymer

Indexed keywords

ACCEPTOR GROUPS; ELECTRON-WITHDRAWING ABILITY; HOLE TRANSPORTING; KNOEVENAGEL CONDENSATION; MALONONITRILES; METHYL ESTERS; PHOTOVOLTAIC APPLICATIONS; PHOTOVOLTAIC PROPERTY; POLYMER MAIN CHAIN; POWER CONVERSION EFFICIENCIES; PRECURSOR POLYMERS; VISIBLE LIGHT; VISIBLE LIGHT ABSORPTION;

ALDEHYDES; BUTYRIC ACID; CHROMOPHORES; CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE ABSORPTION; FATTY ACIDS; FUNCTIONAL POLYMERS; HETEROJUNCTIONS; LIGHT; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS;

CONJUGATED POLYMERS;

EID: 82955168967     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2011.08.028     Document Type: Conference Paper

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