Inkjet printed solar cell active layers prepared from chlorine-free solvent systems

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 109, Issue , 2013, Pages 104-110

  Lange, Alexander ^a   Schindler, Wolfram ^b   Wegener, Michael ^a   Fostiropoulos, Konstantinos ^b   Janietz, Silvia ^a  

^a FRAUNHOFER INSTITUTE FOR APPLIED POLYMER RESEARCH   (Germany)

^b HAHN MEITNER INSTITUT   (Germany)

Author keywords

Adapted absorber polymer; Donor acceptor polymer; Energy filtered transmission electron microscopy; Inkjet printing; Organic solar cells

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE LAYER; BLEND FILMS; CHLORINATED SOLVENT; DEVICE PERFORMANCE; DONOR-ACCEPTOR POLYMERS; ENERGY FILTERED TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; FUNCTIONAL LAYER; ORGANIC SOLAR CELL; SOLVENT SYSTEM; TETRALINS;

AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; CHLORINE; DEPOSITS; FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS; INK JET PRINTING; PHASE SEPARATION; POLYMER FILMS; POLYMERS; SOLVENTS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 84868673853     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2012.10.011     Document Type: Article

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