Graded absorption layers in bulk heterojunction organic solar cells

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volumn 117, Issue 19, 2013, Pages 9537-9542

  Beyer, Beatrice ^a   Pfeifer, Richard ^a   Zettler, Johannes K ^a   Hild, Olaf R ^a   Leo, Karl ^a  

^a FRAUNHOFER INSTITUTE FOR PHOTONIC MICROSYSTEMS   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION BEHAVIORS; BULK HETEROJUNCTION ORGANIC SOLAR CELLS; CHARGE-CARRIER TRANSPORTATION; GRADIENT STRENGTH; REFLECTION SPECTROSCOPY; SOLAR CELL PERFORMANCE; SPECTRAL RESPONSE MEASUREMENTS; VERTICAL VARIATION;

CHARGE CARRIERS; HETEROJUNCTIONS;

SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 84878104509     PISSN: 19327447     EISSN: 19327455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp3109732     Document Type: Article

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