Design of efficient organic tandem cells: On the interplay between molecular absorption and layer sequence

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 102, Issue 12, 2007, Pages

  Dennler, Gilles ^a   Forberich, Karen ^a,b   Ameri, Tayebeh ^a   Waldauf, Christoph ^a   Denk, Patrick ^a   Brabec, Christoph J ^a   Hingerl, Kurt ^b   Heeger, Alan J ^c  

^a Konarka Austria Forschungs und Entwicklungs GmbH   (Austria)

^b JOHANNES KEPLER UNIVERSITY LINZ   (Austria)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; CURRENT DENSITY; HETEROJUNCTIONS; PRODUCT DESIGN; SEMICONDUCTING ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

MOLECULAR ABSORPTION; ORGANIC TANDEM CELLS;

SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 37549010776     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2825651     Document Type: Article

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