Abstract
The optoelectronic properties of polymeric semiconductor materials can be utilized for the fabrication of organic electronic and photonic devices. When key structural requirements are met, these materials exhibit unique properties such as solution processability, large charge transporting capabilities, and/or broad optical absorption. In this review recent developments in the area of π-conjugated polymeric semiconductors for organic thin-film (or field-effect) transistors (OTFTs or OFETs) and bulk-heterojunction photovoltaic (or solar) cell (BHJ-OPV or OSC) applications are summarized and analyzed.
Keywords
Materials sciencePhotovoltaic systemOrganic semiconductorFabricationOrganic electronicsSemiconductorElectronicsNanotechnologyPolymer solar cellOptoelectronicsSolar cellOrganic solar cellHeterojunctionPolymerHybrid solar cellConjugated systemPhotonicsAbsorption (acoustics)TransistorChemistryVoltageElectrical engineering
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Antonio Facchetti
(2010).
π-Conjugated Polymers for Organic Electronics and Photovoltaic Cell Applications.
Chemistry of Materials
, 23
(3)
, 733-758.
https://doi.org/10.1021/cm102419z
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- 10.1021/cm102419z