Semitransparent organic photovoltaics using a near-infrared absorbing cyanine dye

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 118, Issue , 2013, Pages 157-164

  Zhang, Hui ^a   Wicht, Gaetan ^a   Gretener, Christina ^a   Nagel, Matthias ^a   Nüesch, Frank ^a,b   Romanyuk, Yaroslav ^a   Tisserant, Jean Nicolas ^a   Hany, Roland ^a  

^a SWISS FEDERAL LABORATORIES FOR MATERIALS SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Switzerland)

^b EPFL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Cyanine dye; Fullerene; Organic photovoltaics; Transparent solar cell

Indexed keywords

CATHODE BUFFER LAYERS; CYANINE DYES; EXTERNAL POWER CONVERSION EFFICIENCIES; OPERATIONAL STABILITY; ORGANIC PHOTOVOLTAICS; SOLAR CELL OPTIMIZATION; TRANSPARENT SOLAR CELLS; VISIBLE TRANSMITTANCE;

CATHODES; CONDUCTING POLYMERS; FULLERENES; INFRARED ABSORPTION; INFRARED DEVICES; MOLYBDENUM OXIDE; OPTIMIZATION;

SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 84883824967     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2013.08.011     Document Type: Article

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