High-performance polymer photovoltaics based on rationally designed fullerene acceptors

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 118, Issue , 2013, Pages 171-178

  He, Youjun ^a   Shao, Ming ^a   Xiao, Kai ^a   Smith, Sean C ^a   Hong, Kunlun ^a  

^a OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Fullerene derivatives; Open circuit voltage; Polymer photovoltaic

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION AND PHOTOLUMINESCENCE; ELECTROCHEMICAL REDUCTIONS; FULLERENE DERIVATIVE; HIGH PERFORMANCE POLYMER; LOWEST UNOCCUPIED MOLECULAR ORBITAL; POLY-3-HEXYLTHIOPHENE; POLYMER PHOTOVOLTAICS; POWER CONVERSION EFFICIENCIES;

ADDITION REACTIONS; CYCLIC VOLTAMMETRY; ELECTROLYTIC REDUCTION; ENERGY GAP; FULLERENES; OPEN CIRCUIT VOLTAGE; POLYMER FILMS;

POLYMERS;

EID: 84883744989     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2013.08.019     Document Type: Article

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