ポリチオフェン:フルレンの太陽電池の熱安定性を向上させ,効果的なポリマー地域規則性を低下させる

Kevin Sivula1, Christine K Luscombe, Barry C Thompson

  • 1Departments of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, University of California-Berkeley, 718 Latimer Hall, Berkeley, CA 94720-1460, USA.

まとめ

コモノマーをポリ3-ヘキシルチオフェン (P3HT) に導入することで,その地域規則性を調整することができます. 地域規則性が低いP3HT (>91%) は,PCBMを使用したより熱的に安定したポリマー太陽電池を生み出し,電子特性を維持します.

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