Synthesis and photovoltaic properties of a star-shaped molecule based on a triphenylamine core and branched terthiophene end groups

Science China Chemistry

Volumn 56, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 997-1003

  Gao, Lei ^a,b   Zhang, Jing ^b   He, Chang ^b   Shen, Suling ^b   Zhang, Yi ^a,b   Liu, Hongtao ^b   Sun, Qingjiang ^a   Li, Yongfang ^b  

^a SOUTHEAST UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF CHEMISTRY   (China)

Author keywords

organic solar cells; solution processability; star shaped photovoltaic organic molecules

Indexed keywords

BULK HETEROJUNCTION; DONOR-ACCEPTOR MOLECULES; ORGANIC SOLAR CELL; PHOTOVOLTAIC; PHOTOVOLTAIC PROPERTY; POWER CONVERSION EFFICIENCIES; SOLUTION-PROCESSABILITY; STAR-SHAPED MOLECULES;

HETEROJUNCTIONS; MOLECULES; PETROLEUM REFINING; SOLAR CELLS; STARS;

SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

EID: 84880319660     PISSN: 16747291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11426-013-4878-9     Document Type: Conference Paper

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