Stability of organic solar cells with PCDTBT donor polymer: An interlaboratory study

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Contributors

  • Laura Ciammaruchi - , ICFO - Institute of Photonic Sciences (Author)
  • Ricardo Oliveira - , University of Lisbon (Author)
  • Ana Charas - , University of Lisbon (Author)
  • Tulus - , Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (VU), Ministry of Health, Indonesia (Author)
  • Elizabeth Von Hauff - , Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (VU) (Author)
  • Giuseppina Polino - , University of Rome Tor Vergata, Italian Institute of Technology (Author)
  • Francesca Brunetti - , University of Rome Tor Vergata (Author)
  • Rickard Hansson - , Karlstad University (Author)
  • Ellen Moons - , Karlstad University (Author)
  • Miron Krassas - , Hellenic Mediterranean University (Author)
  • George Kakavelakis - , Hellenic Mediterranean University (Author)
  • Emmanuel Kymakis - , Hellenic Mediterranean University (Author)
  • José G. Sánchez - , Universidad Rovira i Virgili (Author)
  • Josep Ferre-Borrull - , Universidad Rovira i Virgili (Author)
  • Lluis F. Marsal - , Universidad Rovira i Virgili (Author)
  • Simon Züfle - , Zurich University of Applied Sciences (ZHAW), Fluxim AG (Author)
  • Daniel Fluhr - , Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Ilmenau University of Technology (Author)
  • Roland Roesch - , Friedrich Schiller University Jena (Author)
  • Tobias Faber - , Friedrich Schiller University Jena (Author)
  • Ulrich S. Schubert - , Friedrich Schiller University Jena (Author)
  • Harald Hoppe - , Friedrich Schiller University Jena (Author)
  • Klaas Bakker - , ECN - Solliance (Author)
  • Sjoerd Veenstra - , ECN - Solliance (Author)
  • Gloria Zanotti - , Istituto di Struttura della Materia (ISM) - CNR, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (Author)
  • Eugene A. Katz - , Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (Author)
  • Pälvi Apilo - , VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland Ltd. (Author)
  • Beatriz Romero - , Universidad Rey Juan Carlos (Author)
  • Tülay Asll Tumay - , Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (Author)
  • Elif Parlak - , Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (Author)
  • Luciano Mule Stagno - , University of Malta (Author)
  • Vida Turkovic - , Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (Author)
  • Horst Günter Rubahn - , Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (Author)
  • Morten Madsen - , Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (Author)
  • Vaidotas Kažukauskas - , Vilnius University (Author)
  • David M. Tanenbaum - , Pomona College (Author)
  • Santhosh Shanmugam - , Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research (Author)
  • Yulia Galagan - , Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research (Author)

Abstract

This work is part of the interlaboratory collaboration to study the stability of organic solar cells containing PCDTBT polymer as a donor material. The varieties of the OPV devices with different device architectures, electrode materials, encapsulation, and device dimensions were prepared by seven research laboratories. Sets of identical devices were aged according to four different protocols: shelf lifetime, laboratory weathering under simulated illumination at ambient temperature, laboratory weathering under simulated illumination, and elevated temperature (65 °C) and daylight outdoor weathering under sunlight. The results generated in this study allow us to outline several general conclusions related to PCDTBT-based bulk heterojunction (BHJ) solar cells. The results herein reported can be considered as practical guidance for the realization of stabilization approaches in BHJ solar cells containing PCDTBT.

Details

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1909-1924
Number of pages16
JournalJournal of materials research
Volume33
Issue number13
Publication statusPublished - 14 Jul 2018
Peer-reviewedYes
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

Keywords

  • energetic material, nanoscale, organic