Multi-source/component spray coating for polymer solar cells

ACS Nano

Volumn 4, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 4744-4752

  Chen, Li Min ^a   Hong, Ziruo ^a   Kwan, Wei Lek ^a   Lu, Cheng Hsueh ^b   Lai, Yi Feng ^b   Lei, Bao ^a   Liu, Chuan Pu ^b   Yang, Yang ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Interpenetrating network; Layer by layer deposition; Photon recycling; Polymer solar cell; Spray coating

Indexed keywords

INTERPENETRATING NETWORKS; LAYER BY LAYER DEPOSITION; PHOTON RECYCLING; POLYMER SOLAR CELL; SPRAY COATING;

CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; DEPOSITION; ESTERS; FATTY ACIDS; HETEROJUNCTIONS; NETWORK LAYERS; PHOTONS; POLYMER FILMS; POLYMERS; RECYCLING; SOLAR CELLS;

PLASTIC COATINGS;

EID: 78650159670     PISSN: 19360851     EISSN: 1936086X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/nn901758p     Document Type: Article

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