New architecture for high-efficiency polymer photovoltaic cells using solution based titanium oxide layer

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 6117, Issue , 2006, Pages

  Lee, Kwanghee ^a,b   Kim, Jin Young ^a,b   Heeger, Alan J ^b  

^a Pusan National University   (South Korea)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Optical spacer; Polymer photovoltaic cells; Titanium oxide

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; CHARGE CARRIERS; ELECTRODES; POLYMERS; SOLAR CELLS; TITANIUM OXIDES;

ALUMINUM ELECTRODES; OPTICAL SPACER; POLYMER PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS;

PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS;

EID: 33646684092     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.640666     Document Type: Conference Paper

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