Optical near field phenomena in planar and structured organic solar cells

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 6197, Issue , 2006, Pages

  Niggemann, M ^a,b   Ziegler, T ^a   Glatthaar, M ^b   Riede, M ^a   Zimmermann, B ^b   Gombert, A ^a  

^a FRAUNHOFER INSTITUTE FOR SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEMS ISE   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Light trapping; Nano electrode; Optical modelling; Optical spacer; Organic solar cell

Indexed keywords

CHARGE CARRIERS; COMPOSITION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRODES; LIGHT ABSORPTION; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; OPTIMIZATION; SEMICONDUCTING ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

LIGHT TRAPPING; NANO ELECTRODES; OPTICAL MODELLING; OPTICAL SPACERS; ORGANIC SOLAR CELLS;

SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 33747687848     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.662063     Document Type: Conference Paper

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