Flexible polymer solar cell modules with patterned vanadium suboxide layers deposited by an electro-spray printing method

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 130, Issue , 2014, Pages 555-560

  Back, Hyungcheol ^a   Kong, Jaemin ^a   Kang, Hongkyu ^a   Kim, Junghwan ^a   Kim, Jae Ryoung ^a   Lee, Kwanghee ^a  

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

Author keywords

Electrospray; Polymer solar cell modules; Printing; Vanadium suboxide

Indexed keywords

EFFICIENCY; GLASS INDUSTRY; HYDROPHOBICITY; METALS; PLASTIC BOTTLES; POLYMERS; PRINTING; SOLS; SUBSTRATES; SURFACE CHEMISTRY; VANADIUM COMPOUNDS;

ELECTROSPRAYS; GLASS SUBSTRATES; HIGH-EFFICIENCY; HYDROPHILIC AND HYDROPHOBIC; METAL OXIDE LAYERS; MODULE PRODUCTION; POLYETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATES (PET); POWER CONVERSION EFFICIENCIES; FLEXIBLE POLYMERS; POLYMER SOLAR CELLS; PRINTING METHOD;

POLYMER SOLAR CELLS; PRINTING;

EID: 84907216723     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2014.07.053     Document Type: Article

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