Roll-to-roll processing of inverted polymer solar cells using hydrated vanadium(V)oxide as a PEDOT: PSS replacement

Materials

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 169-182

  Espinosa, Nieves ^a   Dam, Henrik Friis ^b   Tanenbaum, David M ^c   Andreasen, Jens W ^b   Jørgensen, Mikkel ^b   Krebs, Frederik C ^b  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF CARTAGENA   (Spain)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

^c POMONA COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Hydrated vanadium(V)oxide; PEDOT:PSS free; Polymer solar cells; Roll to roll printing coating; Solution processing

Indexed keywords

CONDUCTING POLYMERS; ENERGY DISPERSIVE SPECTROSCOPY; HYDRATION; II-VI SEMICONDUCTORS; PLASTIC COATINGS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SCREEN PRINTING; SPIN COATING; SPIN GLASS; X RAY SCATTERING; ZINC OXIDE;

CELL-BE; CELL/B.E; CELL/BE; HYDRATED VANADIUM(V)OXIDE; PEDOT/PSS; PEDOT:PSS FREE; ROLL TO ROLL; ROLL-TO-ROLL PRINTING/COATING; SOLUTION-PROCESSING; VANADYL;

POLYMER SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 84889605277     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19961944     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ma4010169     Document Type: Article

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