Effect of Molecular Order on the Performance of Naphthobisthiadiazole-Based Polymer Solar Cells

Sun, Yanming; Seifter, Jason; Wang, Ming; Perez, Louis A.; Luo, Chan; Bazan, Guillermo C.; Huang, Fei; Cao, Yong; Heeger, Alan J.

doi:10.1002/aenm.201301601

Title: Effect of Molecular Order on the Performance of Naphthobisthiadiazole-Based Polymer Solar Cells

Journal Article · Wed Nov 27 00:00:00 EST 2013 · Advanced Energy Materials

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1002/aenm.201301601· OSTI ID:1369757

Sun, Yanming ^[1]; Seifter, Jason ^[2]; Wang, Ming ^[2]; Perez, Louis A. ^[2]; Luo, Chan ^[2]; Bazan, Guillermo C. ^[2]; Huang, Fei ^[3]; Cao, Yong ^[3]; Heeger, Alan J. ^[1]

Center for Polymers and Organic Solids, University of California Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara CA 93106 USA; Heeger Beijing Research and Development Center, Beihang University Beijing, 100191 P. R. China
Center for Polymers and Organic Solids, University of California Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara CA 93106 USA
Institute of Polymer Optoelectronic Materials and Devices, State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640 P. R. China

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Research Organization:: Energy Frontier Research Centers (EFRC) (United States). Center for Energy Efficient Materials (CEEM)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)

DOE Contract Number:: SC0001009

OSTI ID:: 1369757

Journal Information:: Advanced Energy Materials, Vol. 4, Issue 6; Related Information: CEEM partners with the University of California, Santa Barbara (lead); Purdue University; Los Alamos National Laboratory; National Renewable Energy Laboratory; ISSN 1614-6832

Publisher:: Wiley

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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