ALPHA-THIOPHENE OCTAMER AS A NEW CLASS OF PHOTOACTIVE MATERIAL FOR PHOTOELECTRICAL CONVERSION

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NOMA, N [1 ]
TSUZUKI, T [1 ]
SHIROTA, Y [1 ]
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[1] OSAKA UNIV,FAC ENGN,DEPT APPL CHEM,SUITA,OSAKA 565,JAPAN
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10.1002/adma.19950070709
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O6 [化学];
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0703 ;
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Communication: alpha-Thiophene octamer (alpha-8T) is shown to be a suitable material for application as the p-type semiconductor component in photovoltaic devices. Combined with a perylene pigment as the n-type semiconductor, the alpha-8T is used to produce a pn heterojunction cell which exhibits a fill factor of 0.5 and a conversion efficiency of 0.6 % for irradiation of white light, a performance comparable to that reported for copper- and titanyl-phthalocyanine-based devices. The application of alpha-8T would allow vacuum deposition techniques to be used in the production of the cells.
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