Solar cells utilizing small molecular weight organic semiconductors

Progress in Photovoltaics: Research and Applications

Volumn 15, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 659-676

  Rand, Barry P ^a   Genoe, Jan ^a   Heremans, Paul ^a   Poortmans, Jef ^a  

^a IMEC   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Bulk heterojunction; Donor acceptor interface; Exciton blocking layer; Exciton dissociation; Organic solar cells; Stacked cell

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION SPECTRA; EXCITONS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; OPTIMIZATION; PHOTOCURRENTS; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIALS;

DONOR-ACCEPTOR HETEROJUNCTION; OPEN-CIRCUIT VOLTAGE; ORGANIC SOLAR CELLS; SHORT-CIRCUIT CURRENT DENSITY;

SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 37249077580     PISSN: 10627995     EISSN: 1099159X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pip.788     Document Type: Article

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