Polymer solar cells with enhanced lifetime by improved electrode stability and sealing

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 117, Issue , 2013, Pages 59-66

  Roesch, Roland ^a   Eberhardt, Kai Rudi ^a   Engmann, Sebastian ^a   Gobsch, Gerhard ^a   Hoppe, Harald ^a  

^a ILMENAU UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Electrode; Lock in thermography; Luminescence imaging; Metal oxide; Polymer solar cell; Stability

Indexed keywords

ELECTRODE STABILITY; ELECTRON TRANSPORTING; LOCKIN THERMOGRAPHY; LONG TERM STABILITY; LUMINESCENCE IMAGING; METAL OXIDES; PHOTOACTIVE MATERIALS; POLYMER SOLAR CELLS;

CONVERGENCE OF NUMERICAL METHODS; ELECTRODES; GLASS; IMAGING TECHNIQUES; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); LUMINESCENCE; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS; POLYMERS; SOLAR CELLS; THERMOGRAPHY (TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT); TITANIUM;

STABILITY;

EID: 84878840957     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2013.05.013     Document Type: Article

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