Self-assembled all-conjugated block copolymer as an effective hole conductor for solid-state dye-sensitized solar cells

ACS Nano

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 1254-1262

  Chen, Wei Chih ^a   Lee, Yi Huan ^a   Chen, Chia Yuan ^b   Kau, Kuo Chang ^a   Lin, Lu Yin ^a   Dai, Chi An ^a   Wu, Chun Guey ^b   Ho, Kuo Chuan ^a   Wang, Juen Kai ^a   Wang, Leeyih ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CENTRAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

block copolymer; conjugated polymers; hole transport materials; self assembly; solid state dye sensitized solar cells

Indexed keywords

EID: 84894625119     PISSN: 19360851     EISSN: 1936086X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/nn404346v     Document Type: Article

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