Effect of solvent on large-area polymer-fullerene solar cells fabricated by a slot-die coating method

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 126, Issue , 2014, Pages 107-112

  Hong, Soonil ^a   Yi, Minjin ^a   Kang, Hongkyu ^a   Kong, Jaemin ^a   Lee, Woontae ^a   Kim, Jae Ryoung ^a   Lee, Kwanghee ^a  

^a Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Co solvent; Polymer solar cell; Polymer solar cell module; Slot die coating

Indexed keywords

FULLERENES; HETEROJUNCTIONS; OPEN CIRCUIT VOLTAGE; ORGANIC SOLVENTS; POLYMERS; SOLAR CELLS; SOLVENTS; ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; BUTYRIC ACID; COATINGS; ELECTRIC NETWORK ANALYSIS; PLASTIC COATINGS;

CHARGE CARRIER RECOMBINATION; COSOLVENTS; POLYMER SOLAR CELLS; POWER CONVERSION EFFICIENCIES; SLOT-DIE COATINGS; TRAP-ASSISTED RECOMBINATIONS; UV-VISIBLE ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; [6 ,6]-PHENYL-C61-BUTYRIC ACID METHYL ESTERS;

PLASTIC COATINGS; SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 84898967561     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2014.03.042     Document Type: Article

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