Fully solution-processed inverted polymer solar cells with laminated nanowire electrodes

ACS Nano

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 30-34

  Gaynor, Whitney ^a   Lee, Jung Yong ^a   Peumans, Peter ^a  

^a Stanford University   (United States)

Author keywords

Organic photovoltaics; Silver nanowires; Solution processing; Transparent conductor

Indexed keywords

BARRIER PROPERTIES; BULK HETEROJUNCTION; BUTYRIC ACIDS; COST ADVANTAGES; DEVICE ARCHITECTURES; DEVICE STRUCTURES; GLASS SUBSTRATES; METAL SUBSTRATE; METHYL ESTERS; ORGANIC PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; ORGANIC PHOTOVOLTAICS; POLY (3-HEXYLTHIOPHENE); POLYMER SOLAR CELLS; REGIO-REGULAR; ROLL TO ROLL; SILVER NANOWIRES; SOLUTION-PROCESSED; SOLUTION-PROCESSING; TRANSPARENT ANODES; TRANSPARENT CONDUCTORS; TRANSPARENT PLASTICS; TRANSPARENT SUBSTRATE;

ELECTRIC RESISTANCE MEASUREMENT; ESTERS; FATTY ACIDS; GLASS; HETEROJUNCTIONS; LAMINATING; METAL FOIL; NANOWIRES; OXYGEN; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS; SOLAR CELLS; SUBSTRATES;

SILVER;

EID: 75749144280     PISSN: 19360851     EISSN: 1936086X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/nn900758e     Document Type: Article

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