Dithienylcyclopentadienone derivative-co-benzothiadiazole: An alternating copolymer for organic photovoltaics

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 98, Issue , 2012, Pages 448-454

  Ranjith, K ^a   Swathi, S K ^a   Kumar, Prajwal ^a   Ramamurthy, Praveen C ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (India)

Author keywords

Alternating copolymer; Bulkheterojunction; Conducting polymer; Organic solar cells

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE MATERIAL; ALTERNATING COPOLYMER; BULK HETEROJUNCTION; LOW BAND GAP; LUMO ENERGY LEVELS; METHYL ESTERS; ORGANIC PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICES; ORGANIC PHOTOVOLTAICS; ORGANIC SOLAR CELL; PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICES; PROCESSABLE; STILLE COUPLING REACTION;

BUTYRIC ACID; CONDUCTING POLYMERS; ENERGY GAP; FATTY ACIDS; PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS; SOLAR POWER GENERATION;

COPOLYMERS;

EID: 84855304143     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2011.11.034     Document Type: Article

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