Synthesis of the 2H-benzimidazole-based conjugated polymers with various thiophene units and their application in photovoltaic

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 98, Issue , 2012, Pages 323-330

  Song, Suhee ^a   Kim, Junkuk ^a   Shim, Jooyoung ^a   Kim, Junghwan ^b   Hoon Lee, Byoung ^b   Jin, Youngeup ^c   Kim, Il ^a   Lee, Kwanghee ^b   Suh, Hongsuk ^a  

^a Pusan National University   (South Korea)

^b Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST)   (South Korea)

^c Pukyong National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Dimethyl 2H benzimidazole; Photovoltaic cells; Polymer

Indexed keywords

BENZOTHIADIAZOLES; BITHIOPHENES; COPLANARITY; DIMETHYL-2H-BENZIMIDAZOLE; POLYMER BACKBONES; RANDOM COPOLYMER; RED-SHIFTED; SOLAR SPECTRUM; SOLID FILMS; STILLE COUPLING REACTION;

PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS; POLYMER FILMS; POLYMERS; SOLAR POWER GENERATION; THIOPHENE;

CONJUGATED POLYMERS;

EID: 84855314266     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2011.11.037     Document Type: Article

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