Red and near-infrared absorption enhancement for low bandgap polymer solar cells by combining the optical microcavity and optical spacers

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 95, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 3400-3407

  Long, Yongbing ^a  

^a Wuyi University   (China)

Author keywords

Low bandgap polymer solar cells; Metal mirror microcavity; Near infrared absorption enhancement; Optical spacer

Indexed keywords

ABSORBED PHOTONS; ABSORPTION ENHANCEMENT; ACTIVE LAYER; AG ELECTRODE; ELECTRIC FIELD DISTRIBUTIONS; LOW BANDGAP POLYMERS; NEAR INFRARED; NEAR-INFRARED ABSORPTION; NEAR-IR; OPTICAL MICROCAVITIES; OPTICAL SIMULATION; OPTICAL SPACER; SPECTRAL RANGE; WAVELENGTH RANGES;

ELECTRIC FIELDS; ENERGY GAP; INFRARED ABSORPTION; INFRARED DEVICES; MICROCAVITIES; POLYMERS;

MULTIPHOTON PROCESSES;

EID: 80053580459     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2011.07.040     Document Type: Article

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