Synthesis of conjugated polymers for organic solar cell applications

YJ Cheng, SH Yang, CS Hsu - Chemical reviews, 2009 - ACS Publications
Harvesting energy directly from sunlight using photovoltaic technology is considered as
being one of the most important ways to address growing global energy needs using a …

How the structural deviations on the backbone of conjugated polymers influence their optoelectronic properties and photovoltaic performance

CL Chochos, SA Choulis - Progress in polymer science, 2011 - Elsevier
The design of novel conjugated polymers with appropriate frontier orbital energy levels, low
band gap (LBG) and suitable carrier transport properties are needed to improve the power …

Anthracene based conjugated polymers: Correlation between π− π-stacking ability, photophysical properties, charge carrier mobility, and photovoltaic performance

DAM Egbe, S Türk, S Rathgeber, F Kuhnlenz… - …, 2010 - ACS Publications
This article reports on the synthesis, characterization and properties of a series of
anthracene− containing poly (p-phenylene-ethynylene)-alt-poly (p-phenylene-vinylene) s …

Acetylene-based materials in organic photovoltaics

F Silvestri, A Marrocchi - International journal of molecular sciences, 2010 - mdpi.com
Fossil fuel alternatives, such as solar energy, are moving to the forefront in a variety of
research fields. Organic photovoltaic systems hold the promise of a lightweight, flexible, cost …

Arylene-ethynylene/arylene-vinylene copolymers: Synthesis and structure–property relationships

DAM Egbe, B Carbonnier, E Birckner… - Progress in polymer …, 2009 - Elsevier
Poly (arylene-ethynylene)-alt-poly (arylene-vinylene) s (PAE–PAVs) are a new class of
conjugated compounds combining the intrinsic properties of both poly (arylene …

Improvement in carrier mobility and photovoltaic performance through random distribution of segments of linear and branched side chains

DAM Egbe, G Adam, A Pivrikas, AM Ramil… - Journal of Materials …, 2010 - pubs.rsc.org
The random distribution of segments of linear octyloxy side chains and of branched 2-
ethylhexyloxy side chains, on the backbone of anthracene containing poly (p-phenylene …

Alkoxy-substituted poly (arylene-ethynylene)-alt-poly (arylene-vinylene) s: synthesis, electroluminescence and photovoltaic applications

DAM Egbe, H Neugebauer, NS Sariciftci - Journal of Materials …, 2011 - pubs.rsc.org
Poly (arylene-ethynylene)-alt-poly (arylene-vinylene) s (PAE-PAVs) combine the intrinsic
features of both poly (arylene-ethynylene)(PAE) and poly (arylene-vinylene)(PAV) in a …

Poly[(arylene ethynylene)-alt-(arylene vinylene)]s Based on Anthanthrone and Its Derivatives: Synthesis and Photophysical, Electrochemical, Electroluminescent, and …

SV John, V Cimrová, C Ulbricht, V Pokorná… - …, 2017 - ACS Publications
Anthanthrone and its derivatives are large polycyclic aromatic compounds (PACs) that pose
a number of challenges for incorporation into the structure of soluble conjugated polymers …

Mobility and photovoltaic performance studies on polymer blends: effects of side chains volume fraction

G Adam, A Pivrikas, AM Ramil, S Tadesse… - Journal of Materials …, 2011 - pubs.rsc.org
A 1: 1 mixture of two thiophene based poly (p-phenylene ethynylene)-alt-poly (p-phenylene
vinylene) s denoted DO-PThE1-PPV2 (D1) and MEH-PThE1-PPV2 (D2), consisting of the …

Synthesis of conjugated polymers with pendant ruthenium terpyridine trithiocyanato complexes and their applications in heterojunction photovoltaic cells

KW Cheng, CSC Mak, WK Chan… - Journal of Polymer …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Two conjugated polymers based on poly (phenylenethiophene) and poly
(fluorenethiophene) main chain functionalized with pendant trithiocyanato ruthenium …