Accelerated stability testing of organic photovoltaics using concentrated sunlight

Eugene A. Katz, Assaf Manor, Asaf Mescheloff, Thomas Tromholt, Frederik C Krebs

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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.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationConference record of the IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference
PublisherIEEE
Publication date2012
Pages003249-003252
ISBN (Print)978-1-4673-0066-7
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2012
Event38th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference 2012 (PVSC) - Austin Convention Center, Austin, TX, United States
Duration: 3 Jun 20128 Jun 2012

Conference

Conference38th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference 2012 (PVSC)
LocationAustin Convention Center
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityAustin, TX
Period03/06/201208/06/2012

Keywords

  • Accelerated aging
  • Degradation
  • Organic semiconductors
  • Photovoltaic cells
  • Polymers
  • Solar energy
  • Stability
  • Zinc compounds

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