Large open-circuit voltage polymer solar cells by poly(3-hexylthiophene) with multi-adducts fullerenes

Science China Chemistry

Volumn 55, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 743-748

  Gong, Xiong ^a   Yu, Tianzhi ^a   Cao, Yong ^b   Heeger, Alan J ^c  

^a University of Akron   (United States)

^b SOUTH CHINA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

charge carrier mobility; fullerene derivative; large open circuit voltage; polaron lifetime

Indexed keywords

DYNAMICS ANALYSIS; ELECTRON ACCEPTOR; ELECTRON DONORS; ENERGY DIFFERENCES; FULLERENE DERIVATIVE; GOOD COMPATIBILITY; HIGH CARRIER MOBILITY; LOWEST UNOCCUPIED MOLECULAR ORBITAL; METHYL ESTERS; N-CHANNEL; PHOTOINDUCED ABSORPTION; POLY-3-HEXYLTHIOPHENE; POLYMER SOLAR CELLS;

CHARGE CARRIERS; COMPOSITE FILMS; FIELD EFFECT TRANSISTORS; FULLERENES; OPEN CIRCUIT VOLTAGE; POLARONS; QUANTUM CHEMISTRY; SOLAR CELLS;

CARRIER MOBILITY;

EID: 84862512778     PISSN: 16747291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11426-012-4505-1     Document Type: Article

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