Digital fabrication of organic solar cells by Inkjet printing using non-halogenated solvents

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 134, Issue , 2015, Pages 364-372

  Eggenhuisen, T M ^a   Galagan, Y ^a   Coenen, E W C ^b   Voorthuijzen, W P ^a   Slaats, M W L ^a   Kommeren, S A ^a   Shanmuganam, S ^a   Coenen, M J J ^a   Andriessen, R ^a   Groen, W A ^a,c  

^a HOLST CENTRE   (Netherlands)

^b TNO   (Netherlands)

^c DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Ink formulation; Inkjet printed module; Inkjet printing; Organic photovoltaics

Indexed keywords

CONDUCTING POLYMERS; ELECTRODES; FABRICATION; HALOGENATION; HETEROJUNCTIONS; INK JET PRINTING; METAL NANOPARTICLES; PRINTING; SOLAR CELLS; SOLVENTS;

CHLORINATED SOLVENT; CURRENT COLLECTING GRIDS; HALOGENATED SOLVENTS; HOLE TRANSPORT LAYERS; INK FORMULATION; INKJET PRINTED MODULE; ORGANIC PHOTOVOLTAICS; SEQUENTIAL DEPOSITION;

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EID: 84920143895     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2014.12.014     Document Type: Article

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