Recent trends in polymer tandem solar cells research

Progress in Polymer Science

Volumn 38, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 1909-1928

  You, Jingbi ^a   Dou, Letian ^a   Hong, Ziruo ^c   Li, Gang ^a   Yang, Yang ^a,b  

^a University of California   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c YAMAGATA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Multi junction solar cells; Polymer solar cells; Polymers; Tandem structure

Indexed keywords

INTER-CONNECTING LAYERS; INTERFACIAL LAYER; MANUFACTURING COST; MULTI JUNCTION SOLAR CELLS; POLYMER SOLAR CELLS; POLYMER TANDEM SOLAR CELLS; TANDEM SOLAR CELLS; TANDEM STRUCTURE;

POLYMERS;

SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 84887406396     PISSN: 00796700     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.progpolymsci.2013.04.005     Document Type: Review

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