Analysis of the degradation mechanism of ITO-free organic solar cells under UV radiation

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 121, Issue , 2014, Pages 43-48

  Sapkota, Subarna Babu ^a,b   Fischer, Martin ^a,b   Zimmermann, Birger ^a   Würfel, Uli ^a,b  

^a FRAUNHOFER INSTITUTE FOR SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEMS ISE   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Degradation; Long term stability; Organic solar cell; PEDOT:PSS; Sheet resistance; UV radiation

Indexed keywords

3 ,4-ETHYLENEDIOXYTHIOPHENE; BULK HETEROJUNCTION ORGANIC SOLAR CELLS; LONG TERM STABILITY; ORGANIC SOLAR CELL; PEDOT:PSS; PHOTOVOLTAIC PERFORMANCE; POLY(STYRENE SULFONATE); SOLAR CELL PERFORMANCE;

DEGRADATION; HETEROJUNCTIONS; HOLE MOBILITY; SHEET RESISTANCE; SOLAR CELLS; STABILITY; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

CONDUCTING POLYMERS;

EID: 84888158562     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2013.10.021     Document Type: Article

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