Investigations on knife and slot die coating and processing of polymer nanoparticle films for hybrid polymer solar cells

Chemical Engineering and Processing: Process Intensification

Volumn 50, Issue 5-6, 2011, Pages 478-482

  Wengeler, L ^a   Schmidt Hansberg, B ^a   Peters, K ^a   Scharfer, P ^a   Schabel, W ^a  

^a KARLSRUHE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Drying; Hybrid solar cell; Organic photovoltaic; Polymer solar cell; Processing; Slot die coating

Indexed keywords

CELL EFFICIENCY; COATED DEVICES; COATING TECHNOLOGIES; COST-EFFICIENT; DIE COATINGS; EXPERIMENTAL SETUP; HIGH CONDUCTIVITY; HIGH POTENTIAL; HOLD UP; HYBRID CELLS; HYBRID LAYER; HYBRID POLYMER SOLAR CELLS; HYBRID SOLAR CELL; HYBRID SOLAR CELLS; LABORATORY SCALE; OPTICAL ABSORPTION; ORGANIC PHOTOVOLTAICS; PARTICLE SIZE AND SHAPE; PILOT-SCALE PRODUCTION; POLYMER NANOPARTICLES; POLYMER SOLAR CELL; PROCESSING CONDITION; ROLL TO ROLL; SEMI-CONDUCTING NANOPARTICLES; SLOT DIE COATING; SOLVENT BASED; SPECIFIC PROBLEMS;

ABSORPTION; DIES; DRYING; LIGHT ABSORPTION; PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS; POLYMER FILMS; POLYMERS; SEMICONDUCTING FILMS; SOLAR CELLS; SOLAR POWER GENERATION;

PLASTIC COATINGS;

EID: 79955974294     PISSN: 02552701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cep.2010.11.002     Document Type: Article

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