Optical properties engineering for Organic Solar Cells

International Journal of Materials and Product Technology

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 469-487

  Simon, Jean Jacques ^a   Escoubas, Ludovic ^a   Monestier, Florent ^a   Torchio, Philippe ^a   Flory, Francois ^b  

^a AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

^b AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

Author keywords

Optics; Organic materials; Solar cells

Indexed keywords

CELL ENGINEERING; LIGHT; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; OPTICS; SOLAR CELLS;

EXPERIMENTAL APPROACHES; INCIDENT LIGHT; ORGANIC MATERIALS; PHOTOACTIVE LAYERS; PHOTOVOLTAIC CONVERSION; TECHNOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS;

ORGANIC SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 67649208251     PISSN: 02681900     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJMPT.2009.025001     Document Type: Article

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