Engineering optoelectronically active macromolecules for polymer-based photovoltaic and thermoelectric devices

Current Opinion in Chemical Engineering

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 294-301

  Boudouris, Bryan W ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONDUCTING POLYMERS; ENERGY CONVERSION; NANOPARTICLES; THERMOELECTRIC ENERGY CONVERSION;

FIGURE OF MERITS; INORGANIC NANOPARTICLE; MACROMOLECULAR DESIGN; ORGANIC PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICES; POWER CONVERSION EFFICIENCIES; SEMICONDUCTING COPOLYMERS; SUSTAINABLE ENERGY; THERMOELECTRIC DEVICES;

MACROMOLECULES;

EID: 84883856115     PISSN: None     EISSN: 22113398     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.coche.2013.07.002     Document Type: Review

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