All-solution-processed organic solar cells with conventional architecture

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 117, Issue , 2013, Pages 267-272

  Van Franeker, Jacobus J ^a,b   Voorthuijzen, W Pim ^a   Gorter, Harrie ^a   Hendriks, Koen H ^b   Janssen, René A J ^b   Hadipour, Afshin ^c   Andriessen, Ronn ^a   Galagan, Yulia ^a  

^a HOLST CENTRE   (Netherlands)

^b EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^c IMEC   (Belgium)

Author keywords

All solution processed; Conventional architecture; Electron transport layer; Organic solar cell; PFN; Printed electrode

Indexed keywords

ALL-SOLUTION PROCESSED; ELECTRON TRANSPORT LAYERS; ORGANIC SOLAR CELL; PFN; PRINTED ELECTRODES;

CONDUCTING POLYMERS; CRACKS; ELECTRON TRANSPORT PROPERTIES; NANOPARTICLES; SINTERING; SOLAR CELLS; ZINC OXIDE;

SILVER;

EID: 84880051050     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2013.06.033     Document Type: Article

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