A new isoindigo-based molecule with ideal energy levels for solution-processable organic solar cells

Dyes and Pigments

Volumn 98, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 11-16

  Wang, Ting ^a   Chen, Yanhua ^a,b   Bao, Xichang ^a   Du, Zhengkun ^a   Guo, Jing ^a   Wang, Ning ^a   Sun, Mingliang ^b   Yang, Renqiang ^a  

^a QINGDAO INSTITUTE OF BIOENERGY AND BIOPROCESS TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b OCEAN UNIVERSITY OF CHINA   (China)

Author keywords

Energy level; Isoindigo; Low bandgap; Organic photovoltaic effect; Small molecule; Thieno 3 2 b thiophene

Indexed keywords

BUTYRIC ACID; ELECTRON ENERGY LEVELS; ELECTRONIC PROPERTIES; ENERGY GAP; HETEROJUNCTIONS; MOLECULES; OLIGOMERS; ORGANIC SOLAR CELLS; PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS; SOLAR POWER GENERATION; THIOPHENE;

BULK HETEROJUNCTION ORGANIC SOLAR CELLS; ELECTROOPTICAL PROPERTIES; ISOINDIGO; LOW BANDGAP; OPTICAL AND ELECTRONIC PROPERTIES; ORGANIC PHOTOVOLTAICS; POWER CONVERSION EFFICIENCIES; SMALL MOLECULES;

SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 84874407485     PISSN: 01437208     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dyepig.2013.02.003     Document Type: Article

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