DocumentCode
3525511
Title
Accelerated stability testing of organic photovoltaics using concentrated sunlight
Author
Katz, Eugene A. ; Manor, Assaf ; Mescheloff, Asaf ; Tromholt, Thomas ; Krebs, Frederik C.
Author_Institution
Dept. of Solar Energy & Environ. Phys., Ben-Gurion Univ. of the Negev, Sede Boker, Israel
fYear
2012
fDate
3-8 June 2012
Abstract
We suggest to use concentrated sunlight for accelerated studies of light-induced mechanisms in the degradation of organic photovoltaics (OPV) based on the polymer (P3HT)/fullerene (PCBM) bulk heterojunctions. Two particular cases of the degradation are reported.
Keywords
life testing; solar cells; OPV; accelerated stability testing; accelerated studies; concentrated sunlight; light-induced mechanisms; organic photovoltaics; polymer P3HT-fulierene PCBM bulk heterojunctions; Acceleration; Degradation; Neck; Optical fibers; Polymers; Temperature measurement; Zinc compounds; accelerated aging; degradation; organic semiconductors; photovoltaic cells; polymers; solar energy; stability;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Photovoltaic Specialists Conference (PVSC), 2012 38th IEEE
Conference_Location
Austin, TX
ISSN
0160-8371
Print_ISBN
978-1-4673-0064-3
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/PVSC.2012.6318270
Filename
6318270
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