Donor-acceptor copolymers incorporating polybenzo [1,2-b:4,5-b0]dithiophene and tetrazine for high open circuit voltage polymer solar cells

Organic Electronics

Volumn 14, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 2124-2131

  Cheng, Weidong ^a   Wu, Zhenghui ^b   Wen, Shanpeng ^c   Xu, Bin ^a   Li, Hui ^a   Zhu, Furong ^b   Tian, Wenjing ^a  

^a Jilin University   (China)

^b HONG KONG BAPTIST UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^c JILIN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Donor acceptor copolymers; High open circuit voltage; Polymer solar cells; Solution process

Indexed keywords

BUTYRIC ACID; CONJUGATED POLYMERS; ENERGY GAP; GEL PERMEATION CHROMATOGRAPHY; HETEROJUNCTIONS; INDIUM COMPOUNDS; MOLECULAR ORBITALS; OPEN CIRCUIT VOLTAGE; SOLAR CELLS; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS; TIMING CIRCUITS; TIN OXIDES;

DECOMPOSITION TEMPERATURE; DONOR-ACCEPTOR COPOLYMERS; HIGHEST OCCUPIED MOLECULAR ORBITAL ENERGY LEVELS; LOW BAND GAP CONJUGATED POLYMERS; POLYMER SOLAR CELL (PSCS); POWER CONVERSION EFFICIENCIES; SOLUTION PROCESS; STILLE CROSS COUPLING POLYMERIZATION;

POLYMER SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 84878475730     PISSN: 15661199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.orgel.2013.05.015     Document Type: Article

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