From spin coating to doctor blading: A systematic study on the photovoltaic performance of an isoindigo-based polymer

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 132, Issue , 2015, Pages 252-259

  Xiong, Kang ^a   Hou, Lintao ^a   Wu, Mingxiao ^a   Huo, Yingchao ^a   Mo, Weisheng ^a   Yuan, Yufei ^a   Sun, Sheng ^b   Xu, Wei ^b   Wang, Ergang ^c  

^a JINAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SOUTH CHINA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^c CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Doctor blading; Morphology; Polymer solar cells; Spin coating; Transient solvent evaporation

Indexed keywords

FULLERENES; MORPHOLOGY; PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS; SOLAR CELLS; SOLAR POWER GENERATION; SPIN COATING;

DOCTOR BLADING; GEMINATE RECOMBINATION; PHOTOVOLTAIC PERFORMANCE; PHYSIC-CHEMICAL PROPERTIES; POLYMER SOLAR CELL (PSCS); POLYMER SOLAR CELLS; POWER CONVERSION EFFICIENCIES; SOLVENT EVAPORATION;

PLASTIC COATINGS;

EID: 84907658271     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2014.08.039     Document Type: Article

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