Mechanical integrity of flexible InZnO/Ag/InZnO multilayer electrodes grown by continuous roll-to-roll sputtering

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 95, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 3442-3449

  Choa, Sung Hoon ^a   Cho, Chung Ki ^b   Hwang, Woo Jin ^a   Tae Eun, Kyung ^a   Kim, Han Ki ^b  

^a Seoul National University of Science and Technology   (South Korea)

^b Kyung Hee University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Bending test; Flexibility; Flexible electrode; IZO Ag IZO; Mechanical integrity; Roll to roll sputtering

Indexed keywords

FLEXIBILITY; FLEXIBLE ELECTRODES; IZO/AG/IZO; MECHANICAL INTEGRITY; ROLL TO ROLL;

ELECTRODES; MULTILAYERS; SILVER; TESTING; ZINC OXIDE;

BENDING TESTS;

EID: 80053589318     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2011.08.001     Document Type: Article

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