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Stability study of thermal cycling on organic solar cells

Harrison Ka Hin Lee, James Durrant Orcid Logo, Zhe Li, Wing Chung Tsoi, Wing Chung Tsoi Orcid Logo

Journal of Materials Research, Volume: 33, Issue: 13, Pages: 1902 - 1908

Swansea University Authors: James Durrant Orcid Logo, Wing Chung Tsoi Orcid Logo

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DOI (Published version): 10.1557/jmr.2018.167

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We present a side-by-side comparison of the stability of three different types of benchmark solution-processed organic solar cells (OSCs), subject to thermal cycling stress conditions. We study the in situ performance during 5 complete thermal cycles between −100 and 80 °C and find that all the devi...

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Published in: Journal of Materials Research
ISSN: 0884-2914 2044-5326
Published: Cambridge University Press 2018
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URI: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa40775
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Abstract: We present a side-by-side comparison of the stability of three different types of benchmark solution-processed organic solar cells (OSCs), subject to thermal cycling stress conditions. We study the in situ performance during 5 complete thermal cycles between −100 and 80 °C and find that all the device types investigated exhibit superior stability, albeit with a distinct temperature dependence of device efficiency. After applying a much harsher condition of 50 thermal cycles, we further affirm the robustness of the OSC against thermal cycling stress. Our results suggest that OSCs could be a promising candidate for applications with large variations and rapid change in the operating temperature such as outer space applications. Also, a substantial difference in the efficiency drops from high to low temperature for different systems is observed. It suggests that maintaining optimum performance with minimal variations with operating temperature is a key challenge to be addressed for such photovoltaic applications.
College: Faculty of Science and Engineering
Issue: 13
Start Page: 1902
End Page: 1908

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