Push-pull organic semiconductors comprising of bis-dimethylfluorenyl amino benzo[b]thiophene donor and various acceptors for solution processed small molecule organic solar cells

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 102, Issue , 2012, Pages 159-166

  Kim, Jooyoung ^a   Cho, Nara ^a   Min Ko, Haye ^a   Kim, Chulwoo ^a   Kwan Lee, Jae ^b   Ko, Jaejung ^a  

^a Korea University   (South Korea)

^b Chosun University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Bulk heterojunction; Electron withdrawing acceptor; Intramolecular charge transfer; Organic semiconductor; Organic solar cell

Indexed keywords

BULK HETEROJUNCTION; DONOR AND ACCEPTOR; ELECTRONWITHDRAWING; INTRA-MOLECULAR CHARGE TRANSFER; ORGANIC SOLAR CELL; PHOTOVOLTAIC CHARACTERISTICS; POWER CONVERSION EFFICIENCIES; SMALL MOLECULES; SOLUTION-PROCESSED; THIN LAYERS; TIO;

CHARGE TRANSFER; CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; HETEROJUNCTIONS; MOLECULES; OPEN CIRCUIT VOLTAGE; SOLAR CELLS; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); THIOPHENE;

SEMICONDUCTING ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

EID: 84861100210     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2012.03.007     Document Type: Article

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