Advances in plexcore™ active layer technology systems for organic photovoltaics: Roof-top and accelerated lifetime analysis of high performance organic photovoltaic cells

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 6656, Issue , 2007, Pages

  Laird, Darin W ^a   Vaidya, Swanand ^a   Li, Sergey ^a   Mathai, Mathew ^a   Woodworth, Brian ^a   Sheina, Elena ^a   Williams, Shawn ^a   Hammond, Troy ^a  

^a Plextronics Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Encapsulation; Lifetime; NREL; Organic photovoltaics; P3HT; Plexcore; Roof top; Solar cells

Indexed keywords

ORGANIC PHOTOVOLTAICS; PLEXCORE; ROOF-TOP;

ELECTRON TRANSPORT PROPERTIES; ENCAPSULATION; SEMICONDUCTING ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; SOLAR CELLS;

PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS;

EID: 42149094964     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.734711     Document Type: Conference Paper

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