Effective side chain selection for enhanced open circuit voltage of polymer solar cells based on 2D-conjugated anthracene derivatives

Dyes and Pigments

Volumn 115, Issue , 2015, Pages 73-80

  Ai, L ^a,b   Ouyang, X H ^a   Liu, Q D ^a   Wang, S Y ^a   Peng, R X ^a   Islam, A ^a   Ge, Z Y ^a  

^a NINGBO INSTITUTE OF MATERIALS TECHNOLOGY AND ENGINEERING   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

2D anthracene based polymers; Molecular energy level; Open circuit voltage; Polymer solar cells; Power conversion efficiency; Side chains

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; ANTHRACENE; CHAINS; CYCLIC VOLTAMMETRY; ELECTRON ENERGY LEVELS; MOLECULAR ORBITALS; OPEN CIRCUIT VOLTAGE; POLYMERS; SOLAR CELLS; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS;

ANTHRACENE DERIVATIVES; DONOR-ACCEPTOR POLYMERS; HIGHEST OCCUPIED MOLECULAR ORBITAL; MOLECULAR ENERGY LEVELS; PHOTOVOLTAIC PERFORMANCE; POLYMER SOLAR CELLS; POWER CONVERSION EFFICIENCIES; SIDE-CHAINS;

CONJUGATED POLYMERS;

EID: 84922351519     PISSN: 01437208     EISSN: 18733743     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dyepig.2014.12.010     Document Type: Article

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