Donor-acceptor polymers with a regioregularly incorporated thieno[3,4-b]thiophene segment as a π-bridge for organic photovoltaic devices

Synthetic Metals

Volumn 211, Issue , 2016, Pages 75-83

  Kim, Honggi ^a   Lee, Hyungjin ^a   Jeong, Youngjun ^a   Park, Ju Un ^a   Seo, Donghyun ^a   Heo, Hyojung ^a   Lee, Donghwa ^a   Ahn, Yumi ^a   Lee, Youngu ^a  

^a Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Donor acceptor polymer; Low bandgap; Organic photovoltaic devices; Thieno 3,4 b thiophene

Indexed keywords

CONJUGATED POLYMERS; CYCLIC VOLTAMMETRY; ENERGY GAP; HETEROJUNCTIONS; NANOTECHNOLOGY; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS; THIOPHENE; ULTRAVIOLET VISIBLE SPECTROSCOPY;

DONOR-ACCEPTOR POLYMERS; LOW BANDGAP; ORGANIC PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICES; PHOTOVOLTAIC APPLICATIONS; POWER CONVERSION EFFICIENCIES; STRUCTURAL MODIFICATIONS; THIENO[3 ,4-B]THIOPHENE; VOLTAMMETRY MEASUREMENTS;

ORGANIC POLYMERS;

EID: 84948407622     PISSN: 03796779     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.synthmet.2015.11.016     Document Type: Article

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