Realization of efficient semitransparent organic photovoltaic cells with metallic top electrodes: Utilizing the tunable absorption asymmetry

Optics Express

Volumn 18, Issue 104, 2010, Pages A513-A521

  Han, Donggeon ^a   Kim, Hoyeon ^a   Lee, Soohyun ^a   Seo, Myungsoo ^a   Yoo, Seunghyup ^a  

^a Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CESIUM; CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS;

BOTTOM CATHODE; INTERNAL REFLECTIONS; ORGANIC PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; ORGANIC PHOTOVOLTAICS; POWER CONVERSION EFFICIENCIES; TOP ANODE;

ABSORPTION;

EID: 78149451888     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.18.00A513     Document Type: Article

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