ITO-free laminated concept for flexible organic solar cells

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 120, Issue PART B, 2014, Pages 449-453

  Kaduwal, Deepak ^a,b   Zimmermann, Birger ^a   Würfel, Uli ^a,b  

^a FRAUNHOFER INSTITUTE FOR SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEMS ISE   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Ag grid; Flexible; ITO free; Lamination; R2R

Indexed keywords

AG GRIDS; FLEXIBLE; ITO-FREE; LAMINATION; R2R;

CONDUCTING POLYMERS; DEPOSITION; ELECTRIC PROPERTIES; SILVER; SOLAR CELLS;

LAMINATING;

EID: 84889095710     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2013.09.024     Document Type: Article

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