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Printable luminescent down shifter for enhancing efficiency and stability of organic photovoltaics
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Zari Tehrani
Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, Volume: 144, Pages: 481 - 487
Swansea University Authors:
David Gethin , Zari Tehrani
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DOI (Published version): 10.1016/j.solmat.2015.09.037
Abstract
The proof of concept of using luminescent down shifting (LDS) layers as alternative UV filters for P3HT:PCBM OPVs is demonstrated using a lanthanide-based metal complex. The results are verified using a combination of indoor light soaking, with single cell devices, and outdoor performance monitoring...
| Published in: | Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells |
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| ISSN: | 0927-0248 |
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2016
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| URI: | https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa24081 |
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The proof of concept of using luminescent down shifting (LDS) layers as alternative UV filters for P3HT:PCBM OPVs is demonstrated using a lanthanide-based metal complex. The results are verified using a combination of indoor light soaking, with single cell devices, and outdoor performance monitoring, using a 16-cell monolithically connected OPV module. By applying the LDS layer, a ~5% relative enhancement in photocurrent is observed for both sets of devices. More significantly, indoor light soaking tests on single cell devices without encapsulation showed an 850% enhancement in the measured half-life (T50%). The OPV modules were encapsulated and tested for outdoor stability over a 70 day period in the Negev desert, Israel. The modules made with the LDS filter are shown to match the stability of those made with a commercial UV filter and outperform the modules with no filter applied, with a 51% enhancement in the measured stability (T75%). Significantly, the work provides clear experimental evidence that the LDS layer can act as a UV filter in OPVs without compromising the efficiency of the solar cell, thus providing an added benefit over commercial UV filters. |
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