Inverted semi-transparent organic solar cells with spray coated, surfactant free polymer top-electrodes

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 98, Issue , 2012, Pages 118-123

  Colsmann, Alexander ^a   Reinhard, Manuel ^a   Kwon, Tae Hyuk ^b   Kayser, Christian ^a   Nickel, Felix ^a   Czolk, Jens ^a   Lemmer, Uli ^a   Clark, Noel ^c   Jasieniak, Jacek ^c   Holmes, Andrew B ^b   Jones, David ^b  

^a KARLSRUHE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Conductive polymer; Organic semiconductor coating; Organic solar cell; Polymer electrode; Spray coating

Indexed keywords

CONDUCTIVE POLYMER; ORGANIC SEMICONDUCTOR; ORGANIC SOLAR CELL; POLYMER ELECTRODE; SPRAY COATING;

CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; DROP FORMATION; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; PLASTIC COATINGS; SOLAR CELLS; SOLAR ENERGY; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS; SURFACES;

CONDUCTING POLYMERS;

EID: 84855300291     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2011.10.016     Document Type: Article

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