Functionalized dihydronaphthyl-C 60 derivatives as acceptors for efficient polymer solar cells with tunable photovoltaic properties

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 104, Issue , 2012, Pages 113-120

  Deng, Lin Long ^a   Feng, Juan ^a   Sun, Li Chao ^a   Wang, Shuai ^a   Xie, Su Lan ^a   Xie, Su Yuan ^a   Huang, Rong Bin ^a   Zheng, Lan Sun ^a  

^a XIAMEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Dihydronaphthyl C 60 derivatives; Electron acceptors; Fullerenes; Polymer solar cells

Indexed keywords

BIS-ADDUCTS; CONTROL DEVICE; ELECTRON ACCEPTOR; FULLERENE DERIVATIVE; FUNCTIONALIZATIONS; FUNCTIONALIZED; PHOTOACTIVE LAYERS; PHOTOVOLTAIC; PHOTOVOLTAIC PROPERTY; POLY-3-HEXYLTHIOPHENE; POLYMER BULK; POLYMER SOLAR CELLS; POWER CONVERSION EFFICIENCIES;

CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; FULLERENES; HETEROJUNCTIONS; OPEN CIRCUIT VOLTAGE; POLYMERS; SOLAR CELLS;

PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS;

EID: 84861682249     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2012.04.037     Document Type: Article

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