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Title: Flexible-spacer incorporated polymer donors enable superior blend miscibility for high-performance and mechanically-robust polymer solar cells

Journal Article · · Energy & Environmental Science
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1039/D1EE01062J · OSTI ID:1807992
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  1. Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Daejeon 34141, Republic of Korea
  2. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Daejeon 34141, Republic of Korea

We develop an effective strategy to obtain polymer solar cells with high power conversion efficiency (17%) and remarkable mechanical robustness, by design of polymer donors with aliphatic flexible spacer incorporated into a rigid backbone.

Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
Grant/Contract Number:
AC02-05CH11231
OSTI ID:
1807992
Journal Information:
Energy & Environmental Science, Journal Name: Energy & Environmental Science Journal Issue: 7 Vol. 14; ISSN EESNBY; ISSN 1754-5692
Publisher:
Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)Copyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United Kingdom
Language:
English

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