Efficient light harvesting in multiple-device stacked structure for polymer solar cells

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 88, Issue 6, 2006, Pages

  Shrotriya, Vishal ^a   Wu, Elbert Hsing En ^a   Li, Gang ^a   Yao, Yan ^a   Yang, Yang ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLYMER PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; SEMITRANSPARENT CATHODE;

MULTILAYERS; PHOTONS; PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS; POLYMERS; SHORT CIRCUIT CURRENTS;

SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 32444446148     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2172741     Document Type: Article

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