Small molecule tandem organic photovoltaic cells incorporating an α-NPD optical spacer layer

Organic Electronics

Volumn 14, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 2553-2559

  New, Edward ^a   Howells, Thomas ^a   Sullivan, Paul ^a   Jones, Tim S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Boron subphthalocyanine; Molybdenum oxide; Optical spacer; Tandem organic photovoltaics; NPD

Indexed keywords

AMINES; CELLS; CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; CYTOLOGY; EFFICIENCY; MOLECULES; MOLYBDENUM OXIDE; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT; SHIMS;

ABSORPTION EFFICIENCY; EXTERNAL QUANTUM EFFICIENCY; OPTICAL SPACER; ORGANIC PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; ORGANIC PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICES; ORGANIC PHOTOVOLTAICS; POWER CONVERSION EFFICIENCIES; SUBPHTHALOCYANINES;

ORGANIC SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 84885480402     PISSN: 15661199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.orgel.2013.05.037     Document Type: Article

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