Synthesis and characterization of new electron-withdrawing moiety thieno[2,3-c]pyrrole-4,6-dione-based molecules for small molecule solar cells

Dyes and Pigments

Volumn 97, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 141-147

  Fu, Lei ^a   Pan, Hongbin ^a   Larsen Olsen, Thue T ^b   Andersen, Thomas R ^b   Bundgaard, Eva ^b   Krebs, Frederik C ^b   Chen, Hong Zheng ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Conjugated small molecules; New electron withdrawing moiety; Organic solar cells; Power conversion efficiency; Solution processability; Thieno 2,3 c pyrrole 4,6 dione

Indexed keywords

ELECTRONWITHDRAWING; ORGANIC SOLAR CELL; POWER CONVERSION EFFICIENCIES; PROCESSABILITY; SMALL MOLECULES; THIENO[2,3-C]PYRROLE-4,6-DIONE;

AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; ELECTRON ENERGY LEVELS; ELECTRONS; MOLECULES; MOLYBDENUM OXIDE; OPEN CIRCUIT VOLTAGE; ORGANIC SOLVENTS; SOLAR CELLS;

SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

EID: 84872139708     PISSN: 01437208     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dyepig.2012.12.009     Document Type: Article

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