Synergism of molecular weight, crystallization and morphology of poly(3-butylthiophene) for photovoltaic applications

Organic Electronics

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 414-427

  Li, Sijun ^a,b   Wang, Sisi ^a,b   Zhang, Baohua ^a   Ye, Feng ^a,b   Tang, Haowei ^a,b   Chen, Zhaobin ^a   Yang, Xiaoniu ^a  

^a CHANGCHUN INSTITUTE OF APPLIED CHEMISTRY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Molecular weight; Optoelectronics; P3BT

Indexed keywords

CRYSTALLINITY; DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; OPTOELECTRONIC DEVICES; POLYMER SOLAR CELLS;

LARGE CLUSTERS; ORGANIC OPTOELECTRONICS; P3BT; PHOTOVOLTAIC APPLICATIONS; POLY(3-BUTYLTHIOPHENE); POLYMER SOLAR CELL (PSCS); POWER CONVERSION EFFICIENCIES; STRONG CORRELATION;

MORPHOLOGY;

EID: 84890831492     PISSN: 15661199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.orgel.2013.11.036     Document Type: Article

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