NDI-Based Small Molecule as Promising Nonfullerene Acceptor for Solution-Processed Organic Photovoltaics

Liu, Yao; Zhang, Lei; Lee, Hyunbok; Wang, Hsin-Wei; Santala, Annikki; Liu, Feng; Diao, Ying; Briseno, Alejandro L.; Russell, Thomas P.

doi:10.1002/aenm.201500195

Title: NDI-Based Small Molecule as Promising Nonfullerene Acceptor for Solution-Processed Organic Photovoltaics

Journal Article · Wed Apr 22 00:00:00 EDT 2015 · Advanced Energy Materials

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1002/aenm.201500195· OSTI ID:1370281

Liu, Yao ^[1]; Zhang, Lei ^[1]; Lee, Hyunbok ^[1]; Wang, Hsin-Wei ^[1]; Santala, Annikki ^[1]; Liu, Feng ^[1]; Diao, Ying ^[2]; Briseno, Alejandro L. ^[1]; Russell, Thomas P. ^[1]

Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, Conte Center for Polymer Research, 120 Governors Drive, University of Massachusetts, Amherst MA 01003 USA
Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, 213 Roger Adams Laboratory, 600 S. Mathews Ave., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana IL 61801 USA

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Research Organization:: Energy Frontier Research Centers (EFRC) (United States). Polymer-Based Materials for Harvesting Solar Energy (PHaSE)

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

DOE Contract Number:: SC0001087

OSTI ID:: 1370281

Journal Information:: Advanced Energy Materials, Vol. 5, Issue 12; Related Information: PHaSE partners with University of Massachusetts, Amherst (lead) and Lowell; Oak Ridge National Laboratory; Pennsylvania State University; Renssalaer Polytechnic Institute; University of Pittsburgh; ISSN 1614-6832

Publisher:: Wiley

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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