Dithienocoronene diimide based conjugated polymers as electron acceptors for all-polymer solar cells

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 112, Issue , 2013, Pages 13-19

  Zhou, Weiyi ^a,b   Zhang, Zhi Guo ^a   Ma, Lanchao ^a,b   Li, Yongfang ^a   Zhan, Xiaowei ^a,c  

^a INSTITUTE OF CHEMISTRY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

^c PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

All polymer solar cell; Dithienocoronene diimide; n type polymer; Synthesis

Indexed keywords

ALL-POLYMER SOLAR CELLS; BASED CONJUGATED POLYMERS; BULK HETEROJUNCTION; DECOMPOSITION TEMPERATURE; DIIMIDE; ELECTRON ACCEPTOR; N-TYPE POLYMERS; POLYTHIOPHENE DERIVATIVES; POWER CONVERSION EFFICIENCIES; RED SHIFT; SOLUBLE POLYMERS; SOLUTION-PROCESSED; STILLE COUPLING;

CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; COPOLYMERS; HETEROJUNCTIONS; SOLAR CELLS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

THIOPHENE;

EID: 84873657683     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2013.01.005     Document Type: Article

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