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Cover Image, Volume 129, Issue 1
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
journal of applied polymer science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.575
H-Index - 166
eISSN - 1097-4628
pISSN - 0021-8995
DOI - 10.1002/app.39070
Subject(s) - cover (algebra) , pedot:pss , computer science , substrate (aquarium) , volume (thermodynamics) , layer (electronics) , nanotechnology , materials science , electrical engineering , optoelectronics , computer graphics (images) , information retrieval , mechanical engineering , physics , engineering , quantum mechanics , oceanography , geology
The image shows a highly flexible ITO‐free polymer solar cell (PSC) module comprising 16 serially interconnected cells. The substrate is 60 μm thin PET foil. A hexagonal silver grid and PEDOT:PSS composite forms the transparent conductor for the front electrode. With P3HT:PCBM as the photoactive blend material, a power conversion efficiency of ∼2% on >100cm2 total area is achieved, as presented by Dechan Angmo and Frederik C. Krebs on page 1 . All layers are processed in ambient conditions on a roll‐to‐roll machine using a combination of printing and coating methods. With the rapid progress in the use of thin layer outlines, low cost input materials, and high production speed, it will not be long before PSCs can competitively supplement conventional energy sources.