Organic photovoltaic cells with all inkjet printed layers and freedom of form

Eggenhuisen, Tamara M.; Galagan, Yulia; Biezemans, Anne; Coenen, Michiel J. J.; Gilot, J Jan; Groen, W.A.; Andriessen, Ronn

doi:10.1109/pvsc.2014.6925523

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“…For this type of interconnection of an efficient solar cell module, simple designing of active layers is very important, which can be obtained by using inkjet printing technology. As an example of using inkjet printing to make this module flexible in terms of shape and easy patterning, Eggenhuisen et al printed Christmas card having fully inkjet-printed OPV Christmas trees with an active area of 6.5 cm 2 [21]. The printed Christmas trees were functional however the performance was low due to the non-optimal series resistance of inkjet-printed Ag grid.…”

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Organic Solar Cell by Inkjet Printing—An Overview

2017

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Abstract:In recent years, organic solar cells became more attractive due to their flexible power devices and the potential for low-cost manufacturing. Inkjet printing is a very potential manufacturing technique of organic solar cells because of its low material usage, flexibility, and large area formation. In this paper, we presented an overall review on the inkjet printing technology as well as advantages of inkjet-printing, comparison of inkjet printing with other printing technologies and its potential for organic solar cells (OSCs). Here we highlighted in more details about the viability of environment-friendly and cost-effective, non-halogenated indium tin oxide (ITO) free large scale roll to roll production of the OSC by inkjet printing technology. The challenges of inkjet printing like the viscosity limitations, nozzle clogging, coffee ring effect, and limitation of printability as well as dot spacing are also discussed. Lastly, some of the improvement strategies for getting the higher efficiency of the OSCs have been suggested.

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Organic Solar Cell by Inkjet Printing—An Overview

2017

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“…Printed electronics belongs to one of the most important modern electronics technologies offering many advantages over conventional methods, such as etching or laser ablation, which are used for production electronics devices. Therefore, it has found application in many areas, such as sensors (Janczak et al, 2014), radio frequency identification (RFID) tags (Jankowski-Mihułowicz et al, 2013;Kopyt et al, 2015), photovoltaic cells (Eggenhuisen et al, 2014) or organic light-emitting diodes (Zhou et al, 2014).…”

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Thermomechanical reliability of conductive tracks screen printed on flexible magnetic sheets

Janeczek

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Lipiec

2018

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Purpose The aim of this paper is to present thermal and mechanical durability of conductive tracks screen-printed with silver polymer pastes on flexible magnetic sheets. Design/methodology/approach A test pattern that consisted of three straight lines was printed with two different silver pastes on a flexible magnetic sheet and a polyethylene naphthalate (PEN) foil for comparison. Electrical properties of these lines were examined by resistance measurements and their thickness was measured with a digital microscope on cross sections. Cyclic bending was performed to investigate mechanical properties of prepared samples as well as thermal shocks to analyse their thermal durability. Further, samples after thermal shocks underwent cyclic bending to test influence of thermal exposure on mechanical properties of the prepared samples. Changes in the test lines after the thermal and mechanical tests were assessed by resistance measurements and microscopic analysis of surface and internal structure of the test lines. Findings It was found that the most important factor having an impact on electrical, mechanical and thermal properties of the conductive tracks screen-printed on magnetic sheets is a type of paste used. The samples made with the paste PM-406 exhibited lower resistance because of a higher layer thickness compared to the lines printed with the paste PF-050. The PM-406 layers were revealed to be less durable to mechanical and thermal exposures. An analogical relationship was noticed for the samples made with PM-406 and PF-050 on a PEN foil after thermal shocks and cyclic bending. When magnetic sheets were used as a substrate, a bigger degree of damage was observed for the PF-050 samples, which even lost their electrical continuity after 1,000 bending cycles and thermal cycles, irrespective of their number. Some damage was also noticed in the magnetic sheet after the bending and thermal cycles. Research limitations/implications Further investigations are required to examine the influence of other types of thermal exposure on electrical properties of lines printed on magnetic sheets. Other types of magnetic sheets are also recommended to be investigated as substrate materials. Practical implications The results reported in this study can be useful among others for designers of radio frequency identification (RFID) systems, which are intended to operate in a challenging environment with strong mechanical and thermal exposures. Originality/value This paper contains valuable information concerning mechanical and thermal properties of conductive tracks screen-printed on magnetic sheets which can be used, i.e. for designing of reliable near field communication/high frequency (NFC/HF)-RFID tags suitable for metallic surface.

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Composite Materials for Application in Printed Electronics

Janeczek

2016

Advanced Composite Materials

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Organic photovoltaic cells with all inkjet printed layers and freedom of form

Cited by 8 publications

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Organic Solar Cell by Inkjet Printing—An Overview

Organic Solar Cell by Inkjet Printing—An Overview

Thermomechanical reliability of conductive tracks screen printed on flexible magnetic sheets

Composite Materials for Application in Printed Electronics

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