Perylene diimides based materials for organic solar cells

Dyes and Pigments

Volumn 98, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 160-179

  Kozma, Erika ^a   Catellani, Marinella ^a  

^a CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

N type semiconductor; Organic solar cell efficiencies; Organic solar cells; Perylene diimide; Polymers; Small molecules

Indexed keywords

FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS; LIQUID CRYSTAL POLYMERS; MOLECULES; ORGANIC POLYMERS; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; POLYMER SOLAR CELLS; POLYMERS; SOLAR CELLS; SOLAR POWER GENERATION;

CHEMICAL AND PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; INTERMOLECULAR INTERACTIONS; MOLAR ABSORPTION COEFFICIENT; N-TYPE SEMICONDUCTORS; OPTOELECTRONIC APPLICATIONS; PERYLENEDIIMIDES; SMALL MOLECULES; SOLAR CELL EFFICIENCIES;

ORGANIC SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 84877089531     PISSN: 01437208     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dyepig.2013.01.020     Document Type: Review

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