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Weichao Chen
Researcher at Qingdao University
Publications - 95
Citations - 2153
Weichao Chen is an academic researcher from Qingdao University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Polymer solar cell & Organic solar cell. The author has an hindex of 25, co-authored 74 publications receiving 1834 citations. Previous affiliations of Weichao Chen include Donghua University & Chinese Academy of Sciences.
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Enhanced Photovoltaic Performance of Indacenodithiophene-Quinoxaline Copolymers by Side- Chain Modulation
Dongfeng Dang,Dongfeng Dang,Weichao Chen,Scott Himmelberger,Qiang Tao,Qiang Tao,Angelica Lundin,Renqiang Yang,Weiguo Zhu,Alberto Salleo,Christian Müller,Ergang Wang +11 more
TL;DR: In this article, two pairs of indacenodithiophene (IDT) and quinoxaline-based copolymers with meta- or para-hexyl-phenyl side chains on the IDT unit are synthesized.
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Fluorine substitution enhanced photovoltaic performance of a D-A1-D-A2 copolymer
Dongfeng Dang,Dongfeng Dang,Weichao Chen,Renqiang Yang,Weiguo Zhu,Wendimagegn Mammo,Ergang Wang +6 more
TL;DR: A new alternating donor-acceptor copolymer containing two electron-deficient moieties, isoindigo and quinoxaline, was synthesized, demonstrating the attractive promise of D-A1-D-A2 copolymers for high-performance bulk heterojunction solar cells.
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High-Performance Photovoltaic Polymers Employing Symmetry-Breaking Building Blocks
Deyu Liu,Qianqian Zhu,Chunyang Gu,Junyi Wang,Meng Qiu,Weichao Chen,Xichang Bao,Mingliang Sun,Renqiang Yang,Renqiang Yang +9 more
TL;DR: This work provides a new approach to design prospective organic optoelectronic materials employing the symmetry-breaking strategy and improves the photovoltaic properties of the asymmetric BDT-based polymers.
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Extending π-Conjugation System with Benzene: An Effective Method To Improve the Properties of Benzodithiophene-Based Polymer for Highly Efficient Organic Solar Cells
Jiuxing Wang,Manjun Xiao,Manjun Xiao,Weichao Chen,Meng Qiu,Zhengkun Du,Weiguo Zhu,Shuguang Wen,Ning Wang,Renqiang Yang,Renqiang Yang +10 more
TL;DR: In this paper, a polymer (PBDTBzT-DTffBT) containing benzothienyl-substituted BDT is designed and synthesized, which exhibits better thermal stabilities, red-shifted absorption spectra, and stronger intermolecular interactions.
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Revealing the Position Effect of an Alkylthio Side Chain in Phenyl-Substituted Benzodithiophene-Based Donor Polymers on the Photovoltaic Performance of Non-Fullerene Organic Solar Cells
Weichao Chen,Gongyue Huang,Xiaoming Li,Yonghai Li,Huan Wang,Huanxiang Jiang,Zhihui Zhao,Donghong Yu,Ergang Wang,Renqiang Yang +9 more
TL;DR: In this article, position effects of an alkylthio side chain were investigated by designing and synthesizing two copolymers based on a phenyl-substituted benzo[1,2-b:4,5-b′]dithiophene (BDTP) and difluorobenzotriazole (FTAZ).