Simulations of optical processes in organic photovoltaic devices

Organic Photovoltaics: Mechanisms, Materials, and Devices

Volumn , Issue , 2017, Pages 107-138

  Persson, Nils Krister ^a   Inganäs, Olle ^a  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Blend; Complex index of refraction; Fullerene; Optical modeling; Organic; Photovoltaic device; Polyfluorene; Polymer; Spectroscopic ellipsometry

Indexed keywords

BLENDING; COHERENT SCATTERING; FULLERENES; LIGHT ABSORPTION; POLYMERS; REFRACTIVE INDEX; SPECTROSCOPIC ELLIPSOMETRY;

COMPLEX INDEX OF REFRACTION; OPTICAL MODELING; ORGANIC; PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICES; POLYFLUORENES;

INCOHERENT SCATTERING;

EID: 85051821865     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1201/9781420026351     Document Type: Chapter

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