Issue 39, 2009

Molecular design for improved photovoltaic efficiency: band gap and absorption coefficient engineering

Abstract

Removing the adjacent thiophene groups around the acceptor core in low band gap polymers significantly enhances solar cell efficiency through increasing the optical absorption and raising the ionization potential of the polymer.

Graphical abstract: Molecular design for improved photovoltaic efficiency: band gap and absorption coefficient engineering

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Article information

Article type
Communication
Submitted
27 Jul 2009
Accepted
27 Aug 2009
First published
09 Sep 2009

J. Mater. Chem., 2009,19, 7195-7197

Molecular design for improved photovoltaic efficiency: band gap and absorption coefficient engineering

R. Mondal, S. Ko, J. E. Norton, N. Miyaki, H. A. Becerril, E. Verploegen, M. F. Toney, J. Brédas, M. D. McGehee and Z. Bao, J. Mater. Chem., 2009, 19, 7195 DOI: 10.1039/B915222A

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