Ink-jet printed transparent electrode using nano-size indium tin oxide particles for organic photovoltaics

Jin A. Jeong; Jinho Lee; Hongdoo Kim; Han Ki Kim; Seok In Na

doi:10.1016/j.solmat.2010.05.052

Ink-jet printed transparent electrode using nano-size indium tin oxide particles for organic photovoltaics

Jin A. Jeong
, Jinho Lee
, Hongdoo Kim
, Han Ki Kim
, Seok In Na

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Abstract

We have demonstrated ink-jet printed indium tin oxide (ITO) electrode for cost-efficient organic solar cells (OSCs). By ink-jetting of crystalline ITO nano-particles and performing a rapid thermal anneal at 450 °C, we were able to obtain directly patterned-ITO electrodes with an average transmittance of 84.14% and a sheet resistance of 202.7 Ω/square without using a conventional photolithography process. The OSCs fabricated on the directly patterned ITO electrodes by ink-jet printing showed an open circuit voltage of 0.57 V, short circuit current of 8.47 mA/cm², fill factor of 44%, and power conversion efficiency of 2.13%. This indicates that the ITO directly patterned by ink-jet printing is a viable alternative to sputter-grown ITO electrodes for cost-efficient printing of OSCs due to the absence of a photolithography process for patterning and more efficient ITO material usage.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1840-1844
Number of pages	5
Journal	Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells
Volume	94
Issue number	10
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.solmat.2010.05.052
State	Published - Oct 2010
Externally published	Yes

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Direct pattern
Ink-jet-printing
ITO
Organic solar cell
Transparency

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Ink-jet printed transparent electrode using nano-size indium tin oxide particles for organic photovoltaics

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