Durable polyisobutylene edge sealants for organic electronics and electrochemical devices

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 100, Issue , 2012, Pages 120-125

  Kim, Yongjin ^a   Kim, Hyungchul ^a   Graham, Samuel ^a   Dyer, Aubrey ^b   Reynolds, John R ^b  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b University of Florida ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Edge seal; Lifetime; Organic electrochromics; Permeation rate

Indexed keywords

BREAKTHROUGH TIME; ELECTROCHEMICAL DEVICES; ELECTROCHROMICS; GLASS SUBSTRATES; LAMINATION PROCESS; LIFETIME; LOW TEMPERATURES; ORGANIC ELECTRONICS; PERMEATION RATE; POLYISOBUTYLENES; RELATIVE HUMIDITIES; TRANSIENT REGIME; WATER VAPOR TRANSMISSION RATE;

DRIERS (MATERIALS); SUBSTRATES;

SEALANTS;

EID: 84862825839     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2011.12.012     Document Type: Article

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