Spectral aspects of cavity tuned absorption in organic photovoltaic films

Optics Express

Volumn 20, Issue 106, 2012, Pages A954-A963

  Valle, Brent ^a   Loser, Stephen ^b   Hennek, Jonathan W ^b   De George, Vincent ^a   Klosterman, Courtney ^a   Andrews, James H ^c   Singer, Kenneth D ^a   Marks, Tobin J ^b  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c YOUNGSTOWN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE LAYER; ALUMINUM CATHODE; CAVITY DESIGN; CONCENTRATION OF LIGHT; DEVICE DESIGN; INCIDENT WAVELENGTH; INDIUM TIN OXIDE; LONG-WAVELENGTH ABSORPTION; OPTICAL CAVITIES; OPTICAL EFFECTS; OPTICAL TRANSFER MATRIX; ORGANIC PHOTOVOLTAIC FILMS; PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICES; POLYMER BULK; POWER CONVERSION EFFICIENCIES; SPECTRAL ASPECTS; SPECTRAL EFFECTS; SPECTRAL SCULPTING; SPECTRAL SHIFT;

ALUMINUM; CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; OPEN CIRCUIT VOLTAGE; TIN; TIN OXIDES; TRANSFER MATRIX METHOD;

HETEROJUNCTIONS;

EID: 84869060936     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.20.00A954     Document Type: Article

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