Cost-effective ITO-free organic solar cells with silver nanowire-PEDOT:PSS composite electrodes via a one-step spray deposition method

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 120, Issue PART A, 2014, Pages 226-230

  Noh, Yong Jin ^a,b   Kim, Seok Soon ^c   Kim, Tae Wook ^b   Na, Seok In ^a  

^a Chonbuk National University   (South Korea)

^b Korea Institute of Science and Technology   (South Korea)

^c Kunsan National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Bulk heterojunction; Keywords; Organic solar cells; Polymer anodes; Silver nanowires; Spray coatings

Indexed keywords

BULK HETEROJUNCTION; KEYWORDS; ORGANIC SOLAR CELL; SILVER NANOWIRES; SPRAY COATING;

COATINGS; COMPOSITE FILMS; COST EFFECTIVENESS; DEPOSITION; ELECTRIC RESISTANCE MEASUREMENT; ELECTRODES; HETEROJUNCTIONS; SOLAR CELLS;

CONDUCTING POLYMERS;

EID: 84888315825     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2013.09.007     Document Type: Article

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