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New Conjugated Polymers for Organic Solar Cells

Title: Indacenodithiophene and Quinoxaline-Based Conjugated Polymers for Highly Efficient Polymer Solar Cells Authors: Yong Zhang, Jingyu Zou, Hin-Lap Yip, Kung-Shih Chen, David F. Zeigler, Ying Sun, and Alex K.-Y. Jen Affiliation:  Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington Journal: Chemistry of Materials Organic solar…

Organic-Inorganic Composite Nanomaterials

Title: Semiconductor Anisotropic Nanocomposites Obtained by Directly Coupling Conjugated Polymers with Quantum Rods** Authors: Lei Zhao, Xinchang Pang, Ramkrishna Adhikary, Jacob W. Petrich, and Zhiqun Lin Journal: Angewandte Chemie International Ed. Organic-inorganic hybrid solar cells using combinations of conjugated polymers and semiconductor nanocrystals (quantum dots) offer…

Electrical Characterization of Si Microwires and of Si Microwire/Conducting Polymer Composite Junctions

Authors: Iman Yahyaie, Kevin McEleney, Michael Walter, Derek R. Oliver, Douglas J. Thomson,  Michael S. Freund, and Nathan S. Lewis Affiliation: California Institute of Technology Journal: Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters A holy grail of chemical energy technology is the development of an artificial photosynthetic cell…