Effect of branched alkyl chains attached at sp3 silicon of donor-acceptor copolymers on their morphology and photovoltaic properties

Journal of Polymer Science, Part A: Polymer Chemistry

Volumn 50, Issue 23, 2012, Pages 4829-4839

  Nakanishi, Tatsuaki ^a   Shirai, Yasuhiro ^a   Yasuda, Takeshi ^a   Han, Liyuan ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR MATERIALS SCIENCE   (Japan)

^b JAPAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AGENCY   (Japan)

Author keywords

stacking; branch effect; conjugated polymers; organic photovoltaics; side chain at sp3 element

Indexed keywords

ALKYL CHAIN; BRANCH EFFECT; DITHIENOSILOLE; DONOR-ACCEPTOR COPOLYMERS; ETHYL GROUPS; INTERCHAIN INTERACTIONS; METHYL ESTERS; ORGANIC PHOTOVOLTAICS; PHOTOVOLTAIC PROPERTY; SIDE-CHAINS; SOLID-STATE ABSORPTION;

CONJUGATED POLYMERS; COPOLYMERS;

PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS;

EID: 84868159270     PISSN: 0887624X     EISSN: 10990518     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pola.26315     Document Type: Article

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