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Enhanced optical field intensity distribution in organic photovoltaic devices using external coatings

O’Connor et al., 2006

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16166151090921203884
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O’Connor B
An K
Pipe K
Zhao Y
Shtein M
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Applied physics letters

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An external dielectric coating is shown to enhance energy conversion in an organic photovoltaic cell with metal anode and cathode by increasing the optical field intensity in the organic layers. Improved light incoupling in the device is modeled using transfer matrix …
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