Surprising Effects upon Inserting Benzene Units into a Quaterthiophene‐Based D‐A Polymer–Improving Non‐Fullerene Organic Solar Cells via Donor Polymer Design

Chen, Shangshang; Yao, Huatong; Li, Zhengke; Awartani, Omar M.; Liu, Yuhang; Wang, Zheng; Yang, Guofang; Zhang, Jianquan; Ade, Harald; Yan, He

doi:10.1002/aenm.201602304

Title: Surprising Effects upon Inserting Benzene Units into a Quaterthiophene‐Based D‐A Polymer–Improving Non‐Fullerene Organic Solar Cells via Donor Polymer Design

Journal Article · Fri Jan 27 00:00:00 EST 2017 · Advanced Energy Materials

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1002/aenm.201602304· OSTI ID:1401048

Chen, Shangshang ^[1]; Yao, Huatong ^[1]; Li, Zhengke ^[1]; Awartani, Omar M. ^[2]; Liu, Yuhang ^[3]; Wang, Zheng ^[3]; Yang, Guofang ^[3]; Zhang, Jianquan ^[3]; Ade, Harald ^[2]; Yan, He ^[4]

Department of Chemistry and Hong Kong Branch of Chinese National Engineering Research Center for Tissue Restoration and Reconstruction Hong Kong University of Science and Technology Clear Water Bay Kowloon Hong Kong, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology‐Shenzhen Research Institute No. 9 Yuexing 1st RD, Hi‐tech Park, Nanshan Shenzhen 518057 P. R. China
Department of Physics and Organic and Carbon Electronics Laboratory North Carolina State University Raleigh NC 27695 USA
Department of Chemistry and Hong Kong Branch of Chinese National Engineering Research Center for Tissue Restoration and Reconstruction Hong Kong University of Science and Technology Clear Water Bay Kowloon Hong Kong
Department of Chemistry and Hong Kong Branch of Chinese National Engineering Research Center for Tissue Restoration and Reconstruction Hong Kong University of Science and Technology Clear Water Bay Kowloon Hong Kong, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology‐Shenzhen Research Institute No. 9 Yuexing 1st RD, Hi‐tech Park, Nanshan Shenzhen 518057 P. R. China, 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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