Tandem and triple-junction polymer:nanocrystal hybrid solar cells consisting of identical subcells

ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces

Volumn 6, Issue 20, 2014, Pages 18306-18311

  Lu, Haipeng ^a   Bartynski, Andrew N ^a   Greaney, Matthew J ^a   Thompson, Mark E ^a   Brutchey, Richard L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

CdSe; hybrid solar cell; optical simulation; P3HT; tandem solar cell

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM COMPOUNDS; CONDUCTING POLYMERS; HETEROJUNCTIONS; II-VI SEMICONDUCTORS; NANOCRYSTALS; OPEN CIRCUIT VOLTAGE; OXIDE MINERALS; ZINC OXIDE;

CDSE; HYBRID SOLAR CELLS; OPTICAL SIMULATION; P3HT; TANDEM SOLAR CELLS;

POLYMER SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 84908193729     PISSN: 19448244     EISSN: 19448252     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/am5055405     Document Type: Article

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