Successive solvent-treated PEDOT:PSS electrodes for flexible ITO-free organic photovoltaics

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 114, Issue , 2013, Pages 104-109

  Yeo, Jun Seok ^a   Yun, Jin Mun ^a   Kim, Dong Yu ^a   Kim, Seok Soon ^b   Na, Seok In ^c  

^a Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST)   (South Korea)

^b Kunsan National University   (South Korea)

^c Chonbuk National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Keywords Organic photovoltaics PEDOT:PSS Conjugated polymers Transparent electrode Polymer anodes

Indexed keywords

ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; ENHANCED CONDUCTIVITY; FLEXIBLE SUBSTRATE; MANUFACTURING PROCESS; ORGANIC PHOTOVOLTAICS; PEDOT:PSS; POLY-3 ,4-ETHYLENEDIOXYTHIOPHENE; SOLUTION-PROCESSED;

ANODES; CONJUGATED POLYMERS; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRIC RESISTANCE; SOLVENTS; TIN OXIDES; VAPORS;

CONDUCTING POLYMERS;

EID: 84875738090     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2013.02.031     Document Type: Article

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