Photo-induced oxidation of polythiophene derivatives: Dependence on side chain structure

Polymer Degradation and Stability

Volumn 98, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 899-903

  Aoyama, Yoshinori ^a   Yamanari, Toshihiro ^b   Koumura, Nagatoshi ^b   Tachikawa, Hiroto ^c   Nagai, Masaru ^d   Yoshida, Yuji ^a,b  

^a TOKYO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AIST   (Japan)

^c HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d FUJI ELECTRIC CO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy; Photooxidation; Poly(3 hexylthiophene); Polymer solar cells; Side chain

Indexed keywords

PHOTO-INDUCED OXIDATIONS; PHOTOCHEMICAL BEHAVIORS; PHOTOOXIDATION MECHANISM; POLY (3-HEXYLTHIOPHENE); POLYMER SOLAR CELLS; POLYTHIOPHENE DERIVATIVES; SIDE-CHAINS; SIMULATED SOLAR LIGHT;

CARRIER MOBILITY; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; HYDROGEN; SOLAR CELLS; SULFUR; THIOPHENE;

PHOTOOXIDATION;

EID: 84875251263     PISSN: 01413910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.polymdegradstab.2013.01.006     Document Type: Article

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