D-A-Ar-type small molecules with enlarged π-system of phenanthrene at terminal for high-performance solution processed organic solar cells

Organic Electronics

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 1173-1183

  Zhang, Youming ^a   Tan, Hua ^a   Xiao, Manjun ^a   Bao, Xichang ^b   Tao, Qiang ^a   Wang, Yafei ^a   Liu, Yu ^a   Yang, Renqiang ^b   Zhu, Weiguo ^a  

^a XIANGTAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b QINGDAO INSTITUTE OF BIOENERGY AND BIOPROCESS TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Diketopyrrolopyrrole; Donor acceptor; Organic solar cells; Phenanthrene; Triphenylamine

Indexed keywords

ANTHRACENE; BUTYRIC ACID; MOLECULES; ORGANIC SOLAR CELLS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

DIKETOPYRROLOPYRROLES; DONOR ACCEPTORS; PHENANTHRENE; PHOTOVOLTAIC PERFORMANCE; PHOTOVOLTAIC PROPERTY; POWER CONVERSION EFFICIENCIES; SOLUTION-PROCESSED; TRIPHENYL AMINES;

SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 84898413374     PISSN: 15661199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.orgel.2014.03.011     Document Type: Article

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