Reduced optical loss in mechanically stacked multi-junction organic solar cells exhibiting complementary absorptions

Optics Express

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2014, Pages

  Lin, Yen Tseng ^a   Chou, Chu Hsien ^a   Chen, Fang Chung ^a   Chu, Chih Wei ^b   Hsu, Chain Shu ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHIAO TUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b RESEARCH CENTER FOR APPLIED SCIENCES   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CURING;

ABSORPTION BEHAVIORS; MULTIPLE CONTACTS; ORGANIC PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICES; ORGANIC SOLAR CELL; POWER CONVERSION EFFICIENCIES; SEMI-TRANSPARENT ELECTRODES; SOLAR IRRADIATION; UV-CURABLE EPOXIES;

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EID: 84896386751     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.22.00A481     Document Type: Conference Paper

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