Effect of branched side chains on the physicochemical and photovoltaic properties of poly(3-hexylthiophene) isomers

Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 213, Issue 21, 2012, Pages 2267-2274

  Cui, Chaohua ^a   Sun, Yeping ^a   Zhang, Zhi Guo ^a   Zhang, Maojie ^a   Zhang, Jing ^a   Li, Yongfang ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF CHEMISTRY   (China)

Author keywords

branched alkyl side chains; poly(3 hexylthiophene) isomers; poly 3 (1 methylpentyl)thiophene ; poly 3 (2 ethylbutyl)thiophene ; polymer solar cells

Indexed keywords

ALKYL SIDE CHAINS; POLY (3-HEXYLTHIOPHENE); POLY[3-(1-METHYLPENTYL)THIOPHENE]; POLY[3-(2-ETHYLBUTYL)THIOPHENE]; POLYMER SOLAR CELLS;

CARRIER MOBILITY; CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; OPEN CIRCUIT VOLTAGE; PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS; SOLAR CELLS; THIOPHENE;

ISOMERS;

EID: 84868371306     PISSN: 10221352     EISSN: 15213935     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/macp.201200319     Document Type: Article

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