Controlled electro-spray deposition of highly conductive PEDOT:PSS films

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 98, Issue , 2012, Pages 39-45

  Kim, Yonghee ^a   Lee, Jongjin ^a   Kang, Hongkyu ^a   Kim, Geunjin ^a   Kim, Nara ^a   Lee, Kwanghee ^a  

^a Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Electro spray; High conductivity; Organic solar cell; PEDOT:PSS

Indexed keywords

DEPOSITED FILMS; DEPOSITION CONDITIONS; DILUTION RATIO; ELECTRO-SPRAY; HIGH CONDUCTIVITY; HIGH PRODUCTIVITY; MACROSCOPIC CONDUCTIVITY; ORGANIC SOLAR CELL; PEDOT:PSS; PERFORMANCE DEGRADATION; PHOTOACTIVE LAYERS; POLY-3 ,4-ETHYLENEDIOXYTHIOPHENE; PRINTING METHOD; PROCESS PARAMETERS; SUBSTRATE TEMPERATURE; THIN FILM FABRICATION;

CONDUCTIVE FILMS; CONJUGATED POLYMERS; DEPOSITS; MORPHOLOGY; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; OPTIMIZATION; POLYMER FILMS; SOLAR CELLS;

CONDUCTING POLYMERS;

EID: 84855334276     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2011.10.025     Document Type: Article

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