Photo-degradation of a perylene-based organic luminescent solar concentrator: Molecular aspects and device implications

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 111, Issue , 2013, Pages 41-48

  Griffini, Gianmarco ^a   Brambilla, Luigi ^a   Levi, Marinella ^a   Del Zoppo, Mirella ^a   Turri, Stefano ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Degradation; Luminescent solar concentrator; Organic dye; Photovoltaics; Polymer; Stability

Indexed keywords

DEGRADATION MECHANISM; DEGRADATION PATHWAYS; DEVICE PERFORMANCE; DYE MOLECULE; FTIR SPECTROSCOPY; GC-MS ANALYSIS; LUMINESCENT SOLAR CONCENTRATORS; MOLECULAR ASPECTS; OPERATIONAL STABILITY; ORGANIC DYE; ORGANIC DYE MOLECULES; PERYLENES; PHENYL SUBSTITUENTS; PHOTOVOLTAICS; VOLATILE DEGRADATION PRODUCTS;

CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; CHEMICAL STABILITY; CONVERGENCE OF NUMERICAL METHODS; DEGRADATION; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; LUMINESCENCE; MOLECULES; POLYMERS; SOLAR CONCENTRATORS; THIN FILMS;

POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS;

EID: 84872851215     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2012.12.021     Document Type: Article

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