Aqueous processing of low-band-gap polymer solar cells using roll-to-roll methods

ACS Nano

Volumn 5, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 4188-4196

  Andersen, Thomas R ^a   Larsen Olsen, Thue T ^a   Andreasen, Birgitta ^a   Böttiger, Arvid P L ^a   Carlé, Jon E ^a   Helgesen, Martin ^a   Bundgaard, Eva ^a   Norrman, Kion ^a   Andreasen, Jens W ^a   Jørgensen, Mikkel ^a   Krebs, Frederik C ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Aqueous inks; Nanoparticle dispersions; Organic solar cells; Roll to roll coating polymer solar cells; Slot die coating

Indexed keywords

AQUEOUS INK; NANOPARTICLE DISPERSIONS; ORGANIC SOLAR CELL; ROLL TO ROLL; SLOT-DIE COATING;

ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; BUTYRIC ACID; CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; DETERGENTS; DIES; DIFFUSERS (OPTICAL); DISPERSIONS; FATTY ACIDS; FILM PREPARATION; INK; NANOPARTICLES; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; OPTICS; POLYMERS; PRINTING; ROLLS (MACHINE COMPONENTS); SCATTERING; SODIUM; THIOPHENE; X RAY SCATTERING;

PLASTIC COATINGS;

NANOMATERIAL; WATER;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; ELECTRODE; EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; INSTRUMENTATION; NANOTECHNOLOGY; PARTICLE SIZE; POWER SUPPLY; SOLAR ENERGY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ELECTRIC POWER SUPPLIES; ELECTRODES; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; NANOSTRUCTURES; NANOTECHNOLOGY; PARTICLE SIZE; SOLAR ENERGY; WATER;

EID: 79961013043     PISSN: 19360851     EISSN: 1936086X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/nn200933r     Document Type: Article

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