Optical interference for the matching of the external and internal quantum efficiencies in organic photovoltaic cells

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 104, Issue , 2012, Pages 87-91

  Betancur, Rafael ^a   Martínez Otero, Alberto ^a   Elias, Xavier ^a   Romero Gómez, Pablo ^a   Colodrero, Silvia ^b   Miguez, Hernán ^b   Martorell, Jordi ^a,c  

^a ICFO INSTITUT DE CIENCIES FOTONIQUES   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTO DE CIENCIA DE MATERIALES DE SEVILLA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Optical interference; Organic solar cells; Photovoltaics

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE MATERIAL; CELL CONFIGURATIONS; INTERNAL QUANTUM EFFICIENCY; MODEL-BASED OPC; ORGANIC PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; ORGANIC SOLAR CELL; PHOTOVOLTAICS; WAVELENGTH RANGES;

FIBER OPTIC SENSORS; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS; TRANSFER MATRIX METHOD;

LIGHT INTERFERENCE;

EID: 84861443241     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2012.04.047     Document Type: Article

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