Triple-junction hybrid tandem solar cells with amorphous silicon and polymer-fullerene blends

Scientific Reports

Volumn 4, Issue , 2014, Pages

  Kim, Taehee ^a   Kim, Hyeok ^a   Park, Jinjoo ^b   Kim, Hyungchae ^c   Yoon, Youngwoon ^a   Kim, Sung Min ^a   Shin, Chonghoon ^b   Jung, Heesuk ^a   Kim, Inho ^a   Jeong, Doo Seok ^c   Kim, Honggon ^a   Kim, Jin Young ^a   Kim, Bongsoo ^a   Ko, Min Jae ^a   Son, Hae Jung ^a   Kim, Changsoon ^c   Yi, Junsin ^b   Han, Seunghee ^a   Lee, Doh Kwon ^a  

^a Korea Institute of Science and Technology   (South Korea)

^b Sungkyunkwan University   (South Korea)

^c Seoul National University   (South Korea)

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EID: 84923281080     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20452322     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/srep07154     Document Type: Article

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