Enhancing the performance of a thieno[3-4-b]pyrazine based polymer solar cell by introducing ethynylene linkages

European Polymer Journal

Volumn 48, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 2076-2084

  Qin, Hongmei ^a,b   Li, Lisheng ^a   Li, Yang ^a   Peng, Xiaobin ^a   Peng, Junbiao ^a   Cao, Yong ^a   Ismayil, Nurulla ^b   Shi, Wei ^b  

^a SOUTH CHINA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b XINJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Bulk heterojunction; Conjugated polymer; Ethynylene linkages; Organic photovoltaics; Thieno 3 4 b pyrazine

Indexed keywords

BULK HETEROJUNCTION; BULK HETEROJUNCTION SOLAR CELLS; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; FILL FACTOR; HIGH YIELD; LOW BANDGAP; METHYL ESTERS; ORGANIC PHOTOVOLTAICS; POLYMER SOLAR CELLS; POWER CONVERSION EFFICIENCIES; PYRAZINES; QUANTUM CHEMISTRY CALCULATIONS; SUZUKI COUPLINGS;

CONJUGATED POLYMERS; CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; ENERGY GAP; HETEROJUNCTIONS; OPEN CIRCUIT VOLTAGE; QUANTUM CHEMISTRY;

SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 84868191151     PISSN: 00143057     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2012.09.001     Document Type: Article

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