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Synfacts 2009(9): 0975-0975  
DOI: 10.1055/s-0029-1217680
Synthesis of Materials and Unnatural Products
© Georg Thieme Verlag Stuttgart ˙ New York

Fluorine-Containing Semiconducting Polymers

Contributor(s): Timothy M. Swager, Brett VanVeller
Y. Liang, D. Feng, Y. Wu, S.-T. Tsai, G. Li, C. Ray, L. Yu*
The University of Chicago and Solarmer Energy Inc., El Monte, USA
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21 August 2009 (online)

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Significance

Incorporation of fluorine into the polymer backbone resulted in a lower HOMO energy level which leads to greater open circuit voltage. Power conversion efficiencies of solar cells based on P4 and PCBM were over 6%.