Effect of replacing proton with alkoxy side chain for donor acceptor type organic photovoltaics

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 120, Issue PART A, 2014, Pages 303-309

  Song, Kwan Wook ^a   Choi, Min Hee ^a   Song, Ho Jun ^a   Heo, Soo Won ^a   Lee, Jang Yong ^b   Moon, Doo Kyung ^a  

^a Konkuk University   (South Korea)

^b Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Absorption coefficient; Alkoxy chain; Bulk heterojunction polymer solar cells; Edge on structure; Molecular weight; Stille coupling reaction

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION CO-EFFICIENT; ALKOXY CHAINS; MOLAR ABSORPTION COEFFICIENT; POLYMER SOLAR CELLS; POWER CONVERSION EFFICIENCIES; STILLE COUPLING REACTION; UV VISIBLE ABSORPTION SPECTRUM; X-RAY DIFFRACTION MEASUREMENTS;

ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; CHAINS; CHEMICAL REACTIONS; HETEROJUNCTIONS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; OPEN CIRCUIT VOLTAGE; SOLAR CELLS; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS;

EID: 84888312416     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2013.09.023     Document Type: Article

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