Photocurrent enhancement of BODIPY-based solution-processed small-molecule solar cells by dimerization via the meso position

ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces

Volumn 6, Issue 24, 2014, Pages 22496-22505

  Liu, Wenxu ^a,c   Tang, Ailing ^a   Chen, Jianwei ^a   Wu, Yishi ^a,b   Zhan, Chuanlang ^a   Yao, Jiannian ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF CHEMISTRY   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

BODIPY; donor; organic solar cell; small molecule; solution processed

Indexed keywords

BLUE SHIFT; BUTYRIC ACID; DIFFRACTION PATTERNS; HOLE MOBILITY; INTERFEROMETRY; MOLECULES; ORGANIC SOLAR CELLS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); X RAY DIFFRACTION;

BODIPY; DONOR; GRAZING INCIDENCE X-RAY DIFFRACTION; INTERMOLECULAR INTERACTIONS; PHOTOCURRENT ENHANCEMENT; POWER CONVERSION EFFICIENCIES; SMALL MOLECULES; SOLUTION-PROCESSED;

DIMERS;

EID: 84919934099     PISSN: 19448244     EISSN: 19448252     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/am506585u     Document Type: Article

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