High-performance ITO-free spray-processed polymer solar cells with incorporating ink-jet printed grid

Organic Electronics

Volumn 14, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 2809-2817

  Huang, Yu Ching ^a   Hsu, Fan Hsuan ^a   Cha, Hou Chin ^a   Chuang, Chih Min ^a   Tsao, Cheng Si ^a   Chen, Charn Ying ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF NUCLEAR ENERGY RESEARCH   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Ink jet print; ITO free; Large area; Metal grid; Polymer solar cell; Spray process

Indexed keywords

BUTYRIC ACID; INDIUM COMPOUNDS; INK; INK JET PRINTERS; INK JET PRINTING; POLYMERS; SILVER; SOLAR CELLS; TIN OXIDES; TRANSPARENT ELECTRODES;

ITO FREE; LARGE AREA; METAL GRID; POLY(3 ,4-ETHYLENEDIOXYTHIOPHENE):POLY(STYRENESULFONATE); POLY-3-HEXYLTHIOPHENE; SPRAY PROCESS; TRANSPARENT CONDUCTING ELECTRODES; [6 ,6]-PHENYL-C61-BUTYRIC ACID METHYL ESTERS;

POLYMER SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 84883184992     PISSN: 15661199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.orgel.2013.08.001     Document Type: Article

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