Copolímeros basados en tetratienoantraceno para las células solares eficientes

Feng He1, Wei Wang, Wei Chen

  • 1Department of Chemistry and The James Franck Institute, The University of Chicago, 929 E 57th Street, Chicago, Illinois 60637, United States.

Resumen

Los nuevos copolímeros semiconductores con unidades extendidas de tetratienoantraceno π-conjugado mejoran el apilamiento π-π y el transporte de carga. Los polímeros optimizados lograron una eficiencia de conversión de energía (PCE) del 5,6% en las células solares.

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