Small-molecule solar cells - Status and perspectives

Nanotechnology

Volumn 19, Issue 42, 2008, Pages

  Riede, M ^a   Mueller, T ^a   Tress, W ^a   Schueppel, R ^a   Leo, K ^a  

^a DRESDEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELLS; CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; CYTOLOGY; ELECTRIC FAULT LOCATION; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; SHORT CIRCUIT CURRENTS; SOLAR CELLS; SOLAR EQUIPMENT;

CURRENT STATES; CURRENT STATUSES; OPEN CIRCUITS; ORGANIC SOLAR CELLS; SMALL MOLECULES;

SOLAR ENERGY;

ELECTRONICS; NANOTECHNOLOGY; POWER ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEMICONDUCTOR; SHORT CIRCUIT CURRENT;

EID: 56349141061     PISSN: 09574484     EISSN: 13616528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0957-4484/19/42/424001     Document Type: Review

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