Synthesis of New Thiadiazole-Containing Polythiophene Derivatives and Their Application to Organic Solar Cells

Department of Organic and Polymeric Materials, Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 2-12-1, O-okayama, H-120, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 152-8550, Japan; PRESTO, Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST), 4-1-8, Honcho, Kawaguchi, Saitama 332-0012, Japan; Deprtment of Chemical Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan 10617 thigashihara@yz.yamagata-u.ac.jp

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