Molecular structure-property engineering of low-band-gap copolymers, based on fluorene, for efficient bulk heterojunction solar cells: A density functional theory study

Polymer Engineering and Science

Volumn 53, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 1040-1052

  Mabrouk, A ^a   Azazi, A ^a   Alimi, K ^a  

^a FACULTÉ DES SCIENCES DE MONASTIR   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BAND DIAGRAM; BUTYRIC ACID; CELL ENGINEERING; DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY; ELECTRONIC PROPERTIES; HETEROJUNCTIONS; ORGANIC SOLAR CELLS; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS; QUANTUM CHEMISTRY;

BULK-HETEROJUNCTION SOLAR CELLS; DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY STUDIES; DENSITY-FUNCTIONAL-THEORY; FLUORENES; LOW BAND-GAP COPOLYMERS; PROPERTY; QUANTUM CHEMICAL CALCULATIONS; QUANTUM-CHEMICAL CALCULATION; STRUCTURE PROPERTY; THEORETICAL STUDY;

ENERGY GAP;

EID: 84876291812     PISSN: 00323888     EISSN: 15482634     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pen.23354     Document Type: Article

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