The effect of active layer thickness and composition on the performance of bulk-heterojunction solar cells

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 100, Issue 9, 2006, Pages

  Mouĺ, Adam J ^a   Bonekamp, Jörg B ^a   Meerholz, Klaus ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESTERS; HETEROJUNCTIONS; LIGHT INTERFERENCE; ORGANIC POLYMERS;

ACCEPTOR MATERIALS; ACTIVE LAYER THICKNESS; HETEROJUNCTION POLYMER SOLAR CELLS; IDEAL COMPOSITION RATIO;

SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 33751108500     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2360780     Document Type: Article

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