Optimum design of ordered bulk heterojunction organic photovoltaics

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 95, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 3021-3024

  Kim, Jungwon ^a   Kim, Kangmin ^a   Hwan Ko, Seung ^b   Kim, Woochul ^a  

^a Yonsei University   (South Korea)

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

Author keywords

Optimum design; Ordered bulk heterojunction; Organic photovoltaics; Simulation

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION COEFFICIENTS; ACTIVE LAYER; DEVICE STRUCTURES; EXCITON DIFFUSION LENGTH; INORGANIC SOLAR CELLS; LIGHT WEIGHT; OPTIMUM DESIGNS; ORDERED BULK HETEROJUNCTIONS; ORGANIC PHOTOVOLTAICS; PHOTON MEAN FREE PATH; POWER CONVERSION EFFICIENCIES; PRODUCTION COST; RULE OF THUMB; SIMULATION;

CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; FLEXIBLE ELECTRONICS; PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS;

HETEROJUNCTIONS;

EID: 80051544689     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2011.06.024     Document Type: Article

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