OPV for mobile applications: An evaluation of roll-to-roll processed indium and silver free polymer solar cells through analysis of life cycle, cost and layer quality using inline optical and functional inspection tools

Journal of Materials Chemistry A

Volumn 1, Issue 24, 2013, Pages 7037-7049

  Espinosa, Nieves ^a   Lenzmann, Frank O ^b   Ryley, Stephen ^c   Angmo, Dechan ^a   Hösel, Markus ^a   Søndergaard, Roar R ^a   Huss, Dennis ^d   Dafinger, Simone ^d   Gritsch, Stefan ^d   Kroon, Jan M ^e   Jørgensen, Mikkel ^a   Krebs, Frederik C ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b TNO   (Netherlands)

^c UK Materials Technology Research Institute   (United Kingdom)

^d Dr Schenk GmbH   (Germany)

^e ECN Solar Energy High Tech Campus 5 ^*  (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON FOOTPRINT; COST ACCOUNTING; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; INDIUM; INSPECTION EQUIPMENT; LIFE CYCLE; MACHINE TOOLS; ORGANIC LASERS; POLYMERS; SILVER; SOLAR CELLS;

ECONOMIC PERSPECTIVE; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT (LCA); MOBILE APPLICATIONS; MOBILE ELECTRONIC APPLICATIONS; ORGANIC PHOTOVOLTAICS; POLYMER SOLAR CELLS; PROTECTION REQUIREMENTS; QUALITY EVALUATION;

QUALITY CONTROL;

EID: 84878706405     PISSN: 20507488     EISSN: 20507496     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1039/c3ta01611k     Document Type: Article

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