Spray coating methods for polymer solar cells fabrication: A review

F Aziz, AF Ismail - Materials Science in Semiconductor Processing, 2015 - Elsevier
The main focus of this review article is the introduction of relevant parameters in spray
coating processes to provide better understanding on controlling the morphology of spray …

Electronic effects of nano-confinement in functional organic and inorganic materials for optoelectronics

J Ko, R Berger, H Lee, H Yoon, J Cho… - Chemical Society …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
When various optically and/or electronically active materials, such as conjugated polymers,
perovskites, metals, and metal oxides, are confined at the nanoscale, they can exhibit …

Comparison of the mechanical properties of a conjugated polymer deposited using spin coating, interfacial spreading, solution shearing, and spray coating

K Choudhary, AX Chen, GM Pitch… - … Applied Materials & …, 2021 - ACS Publications
The mechanical properties of π-conjugated (semiconducting) polymers are a key
determinant of the stability and manufacturability of devices envisioned for applications in …

Overview of printing and coating techniques in the production of organic photovoltaic cells

PGV Sampaio, MOA González… - … Journal of Energy …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The organic photovoltaic cell (OPV) is composed of multiple layers, and some printing and
coating techniques are more suitable than others for a certain type of layer. This paper aims …

Fabrication of highly conductive and multifunctional polyester fabrics by spray-coating with PEDOT: PSS solutions

F Gong, C Meng, J He, X Dong - Progress in Organic Coatings, 2018 - Elsevier
In this work, highly conductive and multifunctional polyester fabrics (PET fabrics) were
fabricated through repeating the spray-coating process, using poly (3, 4 …

The effect of alkyl chain lengths on the red-to-near-infrared emission of boron-fused azomethine conjugated polymers and their film-state stimuli-responsivities

S Ohtani, N Yamada, M Gon, K Tanaka, Y Chujo - Polymer Chemistry, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
We present systematic studies of the dependencies of the red-to-near-infrared emission and
stimuli-responsive properties of boron-fused azomethine (BAm) conjugated copolymers on …

A deep look into the spray coating process in real-time—the crucial role of x-rays

SV Roth - Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter, 2016 - iopscience.iop.org
Tailoring functional thin films and coating by rapid solvent-based processes is the basis for
the fabrication of large scale high-end applications in nanotechnology. Due to solvent loss of …

Polymer solar cells spray coated with non-halogenated solvents

C Cai, Y Zhang, R Song, Z Peng, L Xia, M Wu… - Solar Energy Materials …, 2017 - Elsevier
Using spray-coating technique, we successfully fabricated conventional ITO-based and
inverted ITO-free polymer solar cells (PSCs) based on a conjugated polymer poly [2, 3-bis-(3 …

Optically transparent protective coating for plastics using dual spray and atmospheric plasma deposition

Y Ding, S Dong, J Han, D He, Z Zhao… - Advanced Materials …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
The successful processing of bilayer protective coatings on plastics using a combined spray
and atmospheric plasma deposition method is shown. The base layer is a spray deposited …

Spray-coating deposition techniques for polymeric semiconductor blends

GA Bernardin, NA Davies, CE Finlayson - Materials Science in …, 2017 - Elsevier
We develop a universal method for spray-deposition of polymeric semiconductor blends,
based on blends of polyfluorenes (F8TBT), polythiophenes (P3HT) and fullerenes (PCBM) …