Transparent Cu nanowire mesh electrode on flexible substrates fabricated by transfer printing and its application in organic solar cells

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 94, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1179-1184

  Kang, Myung Gyu ^a   Joon Park, Hui ^a   Hyun Ahn, Se ^a   Jay Guo, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Nanoimprint lithography (NIL); Organic solar cell; PDMS; Roll to roll nanoimprint lithography (R2RNIL); Transparent metal electrode

Indexed keywords

CU ELECTRODE; CU NANOWIRES; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTANCE; FLEXIBLE SUBSTRATE; ITO ELECTRODES; MESH ELECTRODES; NANOSCALE METALS; OPTICAL TRANSMITTANCE; ORGANIC SOLAR CELL; PDMS; PLASTIC SUBSTRATES; RADIUS OF CURVATURE; ROLL TO ROLL; ROLL-TO-ROLL PROCESS; TRANSFER PRINTING; TRANSPARENT METALS;

ELECTRIC WIRE; FABRICATION; ITO GLASS; MICROCHANNELS; NANOWIRES; PRINTING; SILICONES; SOLAR CELLS;

NANOIMPRINT LITHOGRAPHY;

EID: 77950867182     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2010.02.039     Document Type: Article

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