End-group stannylation of regioregular poly(3-hexylthiophene)s

Polymer Journal

Volumn 44, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 1145-1148

  Zhang, Luozheng ^a   Hashimoto, Kazuhito ^a,b   Tajima, Keisuke ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b JAPAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AGENCY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHAIN-ENDS; END GROUPS; ORGANIC LAYERS; POLY(3-HEXYLTHIOPHENE) S; REGIO-REGULAR;

HEXANE; TIN;

MANGANESE;

EID: 84868564484     PISSN: 00323896     EISSN: 13490540     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/pj.2012.84     Document Type: Article

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