Simple brush-painting of flexible and transparent Ag nanowire network electrodes as an alternative ITO anode for cost-efficient flexible organic solar cells

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 107, Issue , 2012, Pages 348-354

  Lim, Jong Wook ^a   Cho, Da Young ^a   Jihoon Kim, ^b   Na, Seok In ^c   Kim, Han Ki ^a  

^a Kyung Hee University   (South Korea)

^b Kongju National University   (South Korea)

^c Chonbuk National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Ag nanowire network; Brush painting; Flexible organic solar cells; Transparent electrodes

Indexed keywords

AG NANOWIRES; BRUSH-PAINTING; COATING PROCESS; COST-EFFICIENT; ITO ELECTRODES; ITO FILMS; MECHANICAL FLEXIBILITY; ORGANIC SOLAR CELL; PET SUBSTRATE; TRANSPARENT ELECTRODE;

BRUSHES; ELECTRODES; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; NANOWIRES; PAINTING; SOLAR CELLS;

SILVER;

EID: 84867577442     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2012.07.012     Document Type: Article

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