Effects of nano-patterned versus simple flat active layers in upright organic photovoltaic devices

Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2012, Pages

  Liu, Yingchi ^a   Kirsch, Christoph ^a   Gadisa, Abay ^a   Aryal, Mukti ^a   Mitran, Sorin ^a   Samulski, Edward T ^a   Lopez, Rene ^a  

^a University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION ENHANCEMENT; ACTIVE LAYER; BULK HETEROJUNCTION; METHYL ESTERS; NANOPATTERNING; OPTIMIZATION STRATEGY; ORGANIC PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICES; POLY (3-HEXYLTHIOPHENE); POWER CONVERSION EFFICIENCIES;

CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; ELECTRIC FIELDS; HETEROJUNCTIONS; OPTIMIZATION;

PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS;

EID: 84871259900     PISSN: 00223727     EISSN: 13616463     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0022-3727/46/2/024008     Document Type: Article

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