Solution processable benzotriazole and fluorene containing copolymers for photovoltaic applications

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 99, Issue , 2012, Pages 321-326

  Kaya, Emine ^a   Apaydn, Doǧukan Hazar ^a   Yldz, Dilber Esra ^b   Toppare, Levent ^a   Cirpan, Ali ^a  

^a MIDDLE EAST TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b HITIT UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Benzotriazole; Donoracceptor; Fluorene; Organic solar cell

Indexed keywords

9 ,9-DIOCTYLFLUORENE; AIR MASS; ALTERNATING COPOLYMER; BAND GAP ENERGY; BENZOTRIAZOLES; DEVICE PERFORMANCE; DONORACCEPTOR; ELECTROCHEMICAL STUDIES; ELECTRON TRANSFER; FLUORENES; FULLERENE DERIVATIVE; METHYL ESTERS; ORGANIC SOLAR CELL; PHOTOVOLTAIC APPLICATIONS; PHOTOVOLTAIC PROPERTY; POWER CONVERSION EFFICIENCIES; PROCESSABLE; SPACE-CHARGE-LIMITED CURRENT; SUZUKI COUPLINGS;

BLENDING; BUTYRIC ACID; CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; COPOLYMERS; FATTY ACIDS; FLUORINE CONTAINING POLYMERS; NITROGEN COMPOUNDS; OPEN CIRCUIT VOLTAGE; PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS;

POLYMERS;

EID: 84856553874     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2011.12.021     Document Type: Article

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