Utilizing insulating nanoparticles as the spacer in laminated flexible polymer solar cells for improved mechanical stability

Nanotechnology

Volumn 23, Issue 34, 2012, Pages

  Lu, Yunzhang ^a,b   Alexander, Clement ^a,c   Xiao, Zhengguo ^a   Yuan, Yongbo ^a   Zhang, Runyu ^a   Huang, Jinsong ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

^b BEIJING JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c EMORY AND HENRY COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE LAYER; APPLIED STRESS; BATIO; BENDING CURVATURE; BULK HETEROJUNCTION SOLAR CELLS; CATHODE AND ANODE; CURVATURE RADII; DELETERIOUS EFFECTS; FLEXIBLE DEVICE; FLEXIBLE POLYMERS; METHYL ESTERS; ORGANIC ELECTRONIC DEVICES; POWER CONVERSION PROCESS; ROLL TO ROLL;

BARIUM TITANATE; ELECTRON DEVICES; HETEROJUNCTIONS; LAMINATING; SOLAR CELLS;

DISPLAY DEVICES;

EID: 84865007031     PISSN: 09574484     EISSN: 13616528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0957-4484/23/34/344007     Document Type: Article

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