The use of ZnO as optical spacer in polymer solar cells: Theoretical and experimental study

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 91, Issue 11, 2007, Pages

  Gilot, Jan ^a   Barbu, Ionu ^a   Wienk, Martijn M ^a   Janssen, Reń A J ^a  

^a EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DERIVATIVES; ELECTRIC FIELDS; ELECTRODES; FULLERENES; POLYMER BLENDS; SOLAR CELLS;

OPTICAL MODELING; OPTICAL SPACERS; ORGANIC SOLAR CELLS;

ZINC OXIDE;

EID: 34548693225     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2784961     Document Type: Article

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