Synthesis of conjugated perylene diimide-based copolymer with 5,5′-bis(4-aminophenyl)-2-2′-bifuryl moiety as an active material for organic photovoltaics

Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A: Chemistry

Volumn 247, Issue , 2012, Pages 52-62

  Raj, Michael Ruby ^a   Anandan, Sambandam ^a   Solomon, Rajadurai Vijay ^b   Venuvanalingam, Ponnambalam ^b   Iyer, S Sundar Kumar ^c   Ashokkumar, Muthupandian ^d  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

^b BHARATHIDASAN UNIVERSITY   (India)

^c INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY KANPUR   (India)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bulk heterojunction; Conjugated copolymer; DFT calculations; Solar cell

Indexed keywords

EID: 84866146923     PISSN: 10106030     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jphotochem.2012.07.019     Document Type: Article

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