Top-illuminated organic solar cells fabricated by vacuum-free and all-solution processes

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 109, Issue , 2013, Pages 91-96

  Chang, Yi Ming ^a   Chen, Chih Ping ^b   Ding, Jau Min ^a   Leu, Chi Yi ^a   Lee, Mei Ju ^a   Chen, Ru De ^a  

^a INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Taiwan)

^b MING CHI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Electrode; Organic photovoltaic; Organic solar cell; Solution process

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE APPROACH; BOTTOM CATHODE; BULK HETEROJUNCTION; CONTROL DEVICE; FILL FACTOR; LARGE AREA DEVICES; METHYL ESTERS; ORGANIC PHOTOVOLTAICS; ORGANIC SOLAR CELL; POLY (3-HEXYLTHIOPHENE); POLY(STYRENE SULFONATE); POLY-3 ,4-ETHYLENEDIOXYTHIOPHENE; POWER CONVERSION EFFICIENCIES; SILVER NANOPARTICLES; SOLUTION PROCESS; TRANSPARENT ANODES; VACUUM-FREE; WET COATING PROCESS;

ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; CATHODES; CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; ELECTRODES; HETEROJUNCTIONS; SILVER; VACUUM;

SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 84868689714     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2012.09.020     Document Type: Article

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