Vacuum-free processed transparent inverted organic solar cells with spray-coated PEDOT:PSS anode

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 95, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 3579-3584

  Peh, Rui Jie ^a   Lu, Yanru ^a   Zhao, Fangli ^a   Lee, Chi Lik Ken ^a   Kwan, Wei Lek ^a  

^a SINGAPORE POLYTECHNIC   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Organic photovoltaic; Organic solar cells; Polymer solar cells; Spray coating; Transparent solar cells

Indexed keywords

DEVICE PERFORMANCE; DRYING TIME; HIGH THROUGHPUT; HYDROPHOBIC SURFACES; NEAR-INFRARED ABSORBERS; ORGANIC LAYERS; ORGANIC PHOTOVOLTAICS; ORGANIC SOLAR CELL; PEDOT:PSS; POLYMER SOLAR CELLS; SPRAY COATING; TRANSPARENT ANODES; UNIFORM COATING; VACUUM-FREE;

COATINGS; CONDUCTING POLYMERS; HYDROPHOBICITY; OPTIMIZATION; PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS; SOLAR CELLS; SURFACE CHEMISTRY; SURFACE TENSION; VACUUM;

SOLAR POWER GENERATION;

EID: 80053604089     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2011.09.018     Document Type: Article

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