Low-Bandgap Small Molecules as Non-Fullerene Electron Acceptors Composed of Benzothiadiazole and Diketopyrrolopyrrole for All Organic Solar Cells

Chemistry of Materials

Volumn 27, Issue 17, 2015, Pages 6038-6043

  Jung, Jae Woong ^a   Jo, Won Ho ^a  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRONS; ENERGY GAP; FULLERENES; MOLECULES;

BENZOTHIADIAZOLES; DIKETOPYRROLOPYRROLES; HIGH CRYSTALLINITY; MOLECULAR ENERGY LEVELS; OPTOELECTRONIC PROPERTIES; ORGANIC SOLAR CELL; PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICES; POWER CONVERSION EFFICIENCIES;

SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 84941103509     PISSN: 08974756     EISSN: 15205002     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemmater.5b02480     Document Type: Article

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