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
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;
Conference_Titel :
Photovoltaic Specialists Conference (PVSC), 2012 38th IEEE
Conference_Location :
Austin, TX
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-0064-3
DOI :
10.1109/PVSC.2012.6318270
