A Dithienosilole-Benzooxadiazole Donor-Acceptor Copolymer for Utility in Organic Solar Cells

Caputo, Bruno J.  A.; Welch, Gregory C.; Kamkar, Daniel A.; Henson, Zachary B.; Nguyen, Thuc-Quyen; Bazan, Guillermo C.

doi:10.1002/smll.201100005

Title: A Dithienosilole-Benzooxadiazole Donor-Acceptor Copolymer for Utility in Organic Solar Cells

Journal Article · Wed Apr 20 00:00:00 EDT 2011 · Small

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1002/smll.201100005· OSTI ID:1380807

Caputo, Bruno J. A.; Welch, Gregory C.; Kamkar, Daniel A.; Henson, Zachary B.; Nguyen, Thuc-Quyen; Bazan, Guillermo C.

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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:: 1380807

Journal Information:: Small, Vol. 7, Issue 10; Related Information: CEEM partners with the University of California, Santa Barbara (lead); Purdue University; Los Alamos National Laboratory; National Renewable Energy Laboratory; ISSN 1613-6810

Publisher:: Wiley

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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