Effects of embedding non-absorbing nanoparticles in organic photovoltaics on power conversion efficiency

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 94, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1835-1839

  Kim, Kangmin ^a   Jung, Buyoung ^a   Kim, Jungwon ^a   Kim, Woochul ^a  

^a Yonsei University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Nanoparticles; Organic photovoltaics; Photon scattering

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE LAYER; BI-LAYER; BI-LAYER STRUCTURE; BULK HETEROJUNCTION SOLAR CELLS; DONOR AND ACCEPTOR; ELECTRON-HOLE TRANSPORT; HIGH MOBILITY MATERIALS; ORGANIC PHOTOVOLTAICS; PHOTON ABSORPTIONS; PHOTON SCATTERING; POWER CONVERSION EFFICIENCIES; ZNO NANOPARTICLES;

ABSORPTION; CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE SCATTERING; HETEROJUNCTIONS; PHOTONS; PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS; ZINC OXIDE;

NANOPARTICLES;

EID: 77955413712     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2010.05.049     Document Type: Article

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