Brush-painted flexible organic solar cells using highly transparent and flexible Ag nanowire network electrodes

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 122, Issue , 2014, Pages 152-157

  Kang, Sin Bi ^a   Noh, Yong Jin ^b   Na, Seok In ^b   Kim, Han Ki ^a  

^a Kyung Hee University   (South Korea)

^b Chonbuk National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Ag nanowire; Brush painting; Flexible organic solar cell; ITO

Indexed keywords

AG NANOWIRES; BRUSH PAINTINGS; ELECTRON TRANSPORTING LAYER; FLEXIBLE ORGANIC SOLAR CELLS; HOLE TRANSPORTING LAYERS; ITO; POLY-3 ,4-ETHYLENEDIOXYTHIOPHENE; POWER CONVERSION EFFICIENCIES;

CONDUCTING POLYMERS; ELECTRODES; NANOWIRES; OPEN CIRCUIT VOLTAGE; PAINTING; SILVER; SOLAR CELLS; TIN;

BRUSHES;

EID: 84891302438     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2013.11.036     Document Type: Article

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