Synthesis and photovoltaic characteristics of push-pull organic semiconductors containing an electron-rich dithienosilole bridge for solution-processed small-molecule organic solar cells

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 120, Issue PART A, 2014, Pages 209-217

  Paek, Sanghyun ^a   Lee, Jae Kwan ^b   Ko, Jaejung ^a  

^a Korea University   (South Korea)

^b Chosun University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Bulk heterojunction; Dithienosiole; Intramolecular charge transfer; Organic semiconductor; Organic solar cell

Indexed keywords

BULK HETEROJUNCTION; DITHIENOSIOLE; INTRA-MOLECULAR CHARGE TRANSFER; ORGANIC SOLAR CELL; PHOTOVOLTAIC CHARACTERISTICS; PHOTOVOLTAIC PERFORMANCE; SMALL-MOLECULE ORGANIC SOLAR CELLS; SYNTHESIS AND CHARACTERIZATIONS;

ELECTRONS; FILMS; HETEROJUNCTIONS; SEMICONDUCTING ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 84888369284     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2013.09.005     Document Type: Article

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