Synthesis and photovoltaic properties of two-dimensional conjugated polymers with tunable pendant acceptor groups

Polymer Journal

Volumn 45, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 571-575

  Liao, Lingyan ^a,b   Zhang, Wei ^b   Xiao, Zuo ^b   Cao, Jiamin ^b   Liu, Zhanpeng ^a   Zuo, Qiqun ^c   Ding, Liming ^b  

^a XIANGTAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR NANOSCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^c Jiahong Optoelectronics   (China)

Author keywords

benzo 1,2 b:4,5 b0 dithiophene; conjugated polymers; low lying HOMO levels; pendant acceptor groups; polymer solar cells

Indexed keywords

ACCEPTOR GROUPS; BENZO[1,2-B:4,5-B0]DITHIOPHENE; BULK HETEROJUNCTION; DONOR UNITS; LOW-LYING HOMO LEVELS; PHOTOVOLTAIC PROPERTY; POLYMER SOLAR CELLS;

CONJUGATED POLYMERS; HETEROJUNCTIONS; SOLAR CELLS; THIOPHENE; TWO DIMENSIONAL;

NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS;

EID: 84874965742     PISSN: 00323896     EISSN: 13490540     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/pj.2012.172     Document Type: Article

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