An efficient triple-tandem polymer solar cell

IEEE Electron Device Letters

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 490-492

  Zhao, D W ^a   Sun, X W ^a   Jiang, C Y ^b   Kyaw, A K K ^a   Lo, G Q ^b   Kwong, D L ^a  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^b INSTITUTE OF MICROELECTRONICS   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Intermediate layer; MoO3; Polymer solar cells (PSCs); Tandem PSCs

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE LAYER; BULK HETEROJUNCTION; INTERMEDIATE LAYER; INTERMEDIATE LAYERS; MOO3; ORGANIC ACTIVE LAYERS; POLY-3-HEXYLTHIOPHENE; POLYMER CELLS; POLYMER SOLAR CELLS; POLYMER SOLAR CELLS (PSCS); POWER CONVERSION EFFICIENCIES; SOLAR IRRADIATION; TANDEM CELLS; TANDEM PSCS;

ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; HETEROJUNCTIONS; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; POLYMERS; SOLAR CELLS; WAVEGUIDES;

SOLAR ENERGY;

EID: 67349144692     PISSN: 07413106     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/LED.2009.2015686     Document Type: Article

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