Efficient polymer: Polymer bulk heterojunction solar cells

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 88, Issue 8, 2006, Pages

  Koetse, Marc M ^a   Sweelssen, Jörgen ^a   Hoekerd, Kornel T ^a   Schoo, Herman F M ^a   Veenstra, Sjoerd C ^a   Kroon, Jan M ^a   Yang, Xiaoniu ^a   Loos, Joachim ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICES; POWER CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; RED EMITTING POLYFLUORENES;

HETEROJUNCTIONS; ORGANIC POLYMERS; PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS; POLYMER BLENDS; POWER CONVERTERS; QUANTUM EFFICIENCY;

SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 33644508025     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2176863     Document Type: Article

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