Spatial distribution of light absorption in organic photovoltaic devices

Solar Energy

Volumn 79, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 697-704

  Gruber, D P ^a   Meinhardt, G ^b   Papousek, W ^c  

^a POLYMER COMPETENCE CENTER LEOBEN GMBH   (Austria)

^b AMS AG   (Austria)

^c JOANNEUM RESEARCH   (Austria)

Author keywords

Absorption; Bilayer; Modelling; Organic solar cell; Photovoltaic

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; CHARGE CARRIERS; DIFFUSION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PHOTOCURRENTS; PHOTODETECTORS; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; SOLAR CELLS;

BILAYERS; MODELING; ORGANIC SOLAR CELLS; PHOTOVOLTAIC; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

LIGHT ABSORPTION;

SOLAR POWER;

EID: 27644506722     PISSN: 0038092X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2005.06.008     Document Type: Conference Paper

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