Novel donor-acceptor random copolymers containing phenanthrocarbazole and diketopyrrolopyrrole for organic photovoltaics and the significant molecular geometry effect on their performance

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volumn 118, Issue 12, 2014, Pages 6038-6045

  Deng, Zhiqiang ^a   Chen, Lie ^a   Wu, Feiyan ^a   Chen, Yiwang ^a  

^a NANCHANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

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Indexed keywords

PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS; SOLAR CELLS; THIOPHENE;

1-CHLORONAPHTHALENE; DIKETOPYRROLOPYRROLES; MOLECULAR GEOMETRIES; MOLECULAR PACKINGS; ORGANIC PHOTOVOLTAICS; PHOTOELECTRIC PROPERTY; POLYMER SOLAR CELL (PSCS); POWER CONVERSION EFFICIENCIES;

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EID: 84897455468     PISSN: 19327447     EISSN: 19327455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp411286w     Document Type: Article

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