Organic solar cells: A review of materials, limitations, and possibilities for improvement

Particulate Science and Technology

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 427-442

  Abdulrazzaq, Omar A ^a   Saini, Viney ^a   Bourdo, Shawn ^a   Dervishi, Enkeleda ^a,b   Biris, Alexandru S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT LITTLE ROCK   (United States)

^b LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon nanotubes; organic solar cells; plasmonics; tandem solar cells

Indexed keywords

CARRIER-TRANSPORT CAPABILITY; ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; ORGANIC PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICES; ORGANIC SOLAR CELL; PLASMONICS; POWER CONVERSION EFFICIENCIES; TANDEM SOLAR CELLS; TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT;

CARBON NANOTUBES; CARRIER TRANSPORT; CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; PLASMONS;

SOLAR CELLS;

CARBON NANOTUBE; DOUBLE WALLED NANOTUBE; FULLERENE; GRAPHENE; INDIUM TIN OXIDE; NANOCOMPOSITE; SINGLE WALLED NANOTUBE; STAINLESS STEEL;

ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; ARCHITECTURE; CYTOARCHITECTURE; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT; ELECTRODE; ENERGY CONVERSION; HYBRID; HYBRID CELL; LIGHT ABSORPTION; LIGHT SCATTERING; ORGANIC SOLAR CELL; POLYMERIZATION; POTENTIAL DIFFERENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION ENERGY; REFRACTION INDEX; REVIEW; SEMICONDUCTOR; SHORT CIRCUIT CURRENT;

EID: 84881283056     PISSN: 02726351     EISSN: 15480046     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02726351.2013.769470     Document Type: Review

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