Organic and Plastic Solar Cells

Practical Handbook of Photovoltaics: Fundamentals and Applications

Volumn , Issue , 2003, Pages 483-511

  Nelson, Jenny ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EFFICIENCY; HETEROJUNCTIONS; MULTILAYER FILMS; SELF ASSEMBLY; SOLAR CELLS;

DONOR-ACCEPTOR INTERFACES; DONOR-ACCEPTOR SYSTEM; ORGANIC ELECTRONIC MATERIALS; PHOTOGENERATED EXCITONS; PHOTOVOLTAIC MATERIALS; POWER CONVERSION EFFICIENCIES; PROCESSING TECHNOLOGIES; REEL-TO-REEL DEPOSITION;

MATERIALS TESTING;

EID: 84926161080     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-185617390-2/50020-9     Document Type: Chapter

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