A self-rechargeable and flexible polymer solar battery

Solar Energy

Volumn 81, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 947-957

  Dennler, G ^a   Bereznev, S ^b   Fichou, D ^c   Holl, K ^d   Ilic, D ^d   Koeppe, R ^a   Krebs, M ^d   Labouret, A ^e   Lungenschmied, C ^a   Marchenko, A ^c   Meissner, D ^a   Mellikov, E ^b   Meot J ^e   Meyer, A ^f   Meyer, T ^f   Neugebauer, H ^a   Opik A ^b   Sariciftci, N S ^a   Taillemite, S ^c   Wohrle T ^d  

^a JOHANNES KEPLER UNIVERSITY LINZ   (Austria)

^b TALLINN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Estonia)

^c CEA SACLAY   (France)

^d Varta AG   (Germany)

^e Solems S A 3 Rue Léon BLUM   (France)

^f Rue de l'Ouriette 129   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Flexible device; Li polymer battery; Organic solar cells

Indexed keywords

ELECTRONIC DEVICES; FLEXIBLE DEVICE; MECHANICAL FLEXIBILITY; MOBILE BATTERY; ORGANIC SOLAR CELLS; POLYMER BATTERY;

ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ENERGY STORAGE; LIGHTING; LITHIUM; SECONDARY BATTERIES;

SOLAR CELLS;

ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ENERGY STORAGE; LIGHTING; LITHIUM; SECONDARY BATTERIES; SOLAR CELLS;

ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT; ENERGY USE; LITHIUM; MECHANICAL PROPERTY; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM; POLYMER;

EID: 34447624119     PISSN: 0038092X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2007.02.008     Document Type: Article

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