Solvent-resistant small molecule solar cells by roll-to-roll fabrication via introduction of azide cross-linkable group

Synthetic Metals

Volumn 195, Issue , 2014, Pages 299-305

  Chen, Mei Rong ^a   Fan, Cong Cheng ^a   Andersen, Thomas R ^b   Dam, Henrik F ^b   Fu, Wei Fei ^a   Lin, Yu Ze ^c   Bundgaard, Eva ^b   Krebs, Frederik C ^b   Zhan, Xiao Wei ^d   Chen, Hong Zheng ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

^c INSTITUTE OF CHEMISTRY   (China)

^d PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Cross linkable; Diketopyrrolopyrrole; Large area; Roll to roll fabrication; Small molecule solar cells; Solvent resistant

Indexed keywords

COATINGS; FABRICATION; MOLECULES; OPEN CIRCUIT VOLTAGE; ROLLS (MACHINE COMPONENTS);

CROSS-LINKABLE; DIKETOPYRROLOPYRROLES; LARGE AREA; ROLL-TO-ROLL FABRICATION; SMALL MOLECULES; SOLVENT-RESISTANT;

SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 84904571405     PISSN: 03796779     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.synthmet.2014.06.023     Document Type: Article

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