Sub-100 nm scale polymer transfer printing process for organic photovoltaic devices

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 109, Issue , 2013, Pages 1-7

  Choi, Dae Geun ^a   Lee, Ki Joong ^a   Jeong, Jun Ho ^a   Wang, Dong Hwan ^c   Ok Park, O ^b   Hyeok Park, Jong ^c  

^a Korea Institute of Machine and Materials   (South Korea)

^b Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)   (South Korea)

^c Sungkyunkwan University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Nanopattern; Nanostructure; Organic solar cells; Printing

Indexed keywords

BILAYER ORGANIC SOLAR CELLS; HIGH-THROUGHPUT; LOW TEMPERATURES; NANO PATTERN; NANOSCALE PATTERNING; ORGANIC DEVICES; ORGANIC PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICES; ORGANIC SOLAR CELL; PATTERNING PROCESS; POLYMER TRANSFER; SUB-100 NM; UV CURABLE POLYMER;

CURING; NANOSTRUCTURES; POLYMERS; SOLAR CELLS;

PRINTING;

EID: 84868698743     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2012.10.012     Document Type: Article

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