Integrated energy-harvesting system by combining the advantages of polymer solar cells and thermoelectric devices

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volumn 117, Issue 47, 2013, Pages 24685-24691

  Zhang, Yajie ^a   Fang, Jin ^a   He, Chang ^b   Yan, Han ^a   Wei, Zhixiang ^a   Li, Yongfang ^b  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR NANOSCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF CHEMISTRY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENERGY-HARVESTING SYSTEMS; INDIVIDUAL DEVICES; MULTIPLE DEVICES; OPTIMAL POWER OUTPUT; PHYSICAL PROCESS; POLYMER SOLAR CELLS; SOLAR LIGHT; THERMOELECTRIC DEVICES;

ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION; HYBRID SYSTEMS; LIGHT EMITTING DIODES; OPTIMIZATION; SOLAR CELLS; SOLAR ENERGY;

HARVESTING;

EID: 84889599004     PISSN: 19327447     EISSN: 19327455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp4044573     Document Type: Article

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