Synthesis and photovoltaic property of polymer semiconductor with phthalimide derivative as a promising electron withdrawing material

European Polymer Journal

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 532-540

  Lee, Jang Yong ^a   Lee, Seung Min ^a   Song, Kwan Wook ^a   Moon, Doo Kyung ^a  

^a Konkuk University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Conjugated polymers; Donor materials; Photovoltaic materials; Phthalimide

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE LAYER; DEVICE PERFORMANCE; DONOR-ACCEPTORS; ELECTRONWITHDRAWING; HOMO ENERGY LEVELS; PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICES; PHOTOVOLTAIC MATERIALS; PHOTOVOLTAIC PROPERTY; PHTHALIMIDE; PHTHALIMIDE DERIVATIVES; POLYMER SEMICONDUCTORS; POWER CONVERSION EFFICIENCIES; STILLE COUPLING REACTION;

BENZENE; CONJUGATED POLYMERS; CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; THIOPHENE;

PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS;

EID: 84862802975     PISSN: 00143057     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2011.12.006     Document Type: Article

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