Reel-to-reel wet coating by variation of solvents and compounds of photoactive inks for polymer solar cell production

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 107, Issue , 2012, Pages 283-291

  Schrödner, Mario ^a   Sensfuss, Steffi ^a   Schache, Hannes ^a   Schultheis, Karin ^a   Welzel, Thomas ^a   Heinemann, Klaus ^a   Milker, Roland ^b   Marten, Jan ^b   Blankenburg, Lars ^a  

^a Thuringisches Institut für Textil und KunststoffForschung e V 11TK   (Germany)

^b POLY CHEM AG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Organic photovoltaics; Polymer solar cells; Reel to reel; Slot die coating; Wet coating

Indexed keywords

COATED FOILS; COATING MACHINES; ELECTRON-ACCEPTOR; FLEXIBLE SUBSTRATE; HOLE INJECTION; LABORATORY CONDITIONS; LIGHT POWER; LOW VISCOSITY; MATERIAL SAVINGS; MATERIAL SYSTEMS; MAXIMUM VALUES; ORGANIC PHOTOVOLTAICS; PHOTOACTIVE LAYERS; POLYMER SOLAR CELLS; REEL-TO-REEL; RIGID SUBSTRATES; SOLVENT BASED; SOLVENT SYSTEM; WET COATING;

AUTOMOBILE MANUFACTURE; CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; POLYMERS; REELS; SOLAR CELLS; SOLVENTS; SUBSTRATES;

PLASTIC COATINGS;

EID: 84867582757     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2012.06.048     Document Type: Article

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