Gas barrier properties of solution processed composite multilayer structures for organic solar cells encapsulation

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 115, Issue , 2013, Pages 93-99

  Morlier, Arnaud ^a,b   Cros, Stéphane ^b,c   Garandet, Jean Paul ^b,c   Alberola, Nicole ^a,b  

^a LEPMI   (France)

^b Institut National de l'Energie Solaire   (France)

^c CEA/DRT/LITEN/DTS   (France)

Author keywords

Helium permeability; Multilayer barrier material; Organic solar cells encapsulation; Permeation measurements; Water permeability

Indexed keywords

GAS BARRIER PROPERTIES; MULTILAYER BARRIERS; MULTILAYER STRUCTURES; ORGANIC SOLAR CELL; PERMEABILITY MEASUREMENTS; PERMEATION MEASUREMENTS; WATER PERMEABILITY; WATER VAPOR PERMEABILITY;

HELIUM; MULTILAYERS; OXYGEN; POLYMERS;

SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 84876713051     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2013.03.033     Document Type: Article

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