Simple roll coater with variable coating and temperature control for printed polymer solar cells

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 97, Issue , 2012, Pages 191-196

  Dam, Henrik F ^a   Krebs, Frederik C ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Low cost; Low ink usage; Organic photovoltaic; Prototyping; Roll coating

Indexed keywords

PLASTIC COATINGS; POLYMER SOLAR CELLS; POLYMERS; ROLLS (MACHINE COMPONENTS); SOFTWARE PROTOTYPING; SOLVENTS; TEMPERATURE CONTROL;

INDUSTRIAL PROCESSING; LOW COSTS; LOW INK USAGE; ORGANIC PHOTOVOLTAICS; RELATIVE DEVIATIONS; ROLL COATING; ROLL-TO-ROLL PROCESSING; VARIABLE PARAMETERS;

SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 82955167832     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2011.08.027     Document Type: Conference Paper

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