Organic photovoltaics

Energy and Environmental Science

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 251-261

  Kippelen, Bernard ^a   Brédas, Jean Luc ^b  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BASIC CONCEPTS; ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE; FORM FACTORS; FUTURE CHALLENGES; INDUSTRIAL SECTOR; ORGANIC PHOTOVOLTAICS; ORGANIC SEMICONDUCTOR; SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING; SOLAR-POWERED;

APPROXIMATION THEORY; PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS; SOLAR ENERGY;

SEMICONDUCTING ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM; POWER GENERATION; SOLAR POWER;

EID: 65649087139     PISSN: 17545692     EISSN: 17545706     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1039/b812502n     Document Type: Review

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