High Efficiency Polymer Solar Cells with Long Operating Lifetimes

Craig H. Peters; I. T. Sachs-Quintana; John P. Kastrop; Serge Beaupré; Mario Leclerc; Michael D. McGehee

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High Efficiency Polymer Solar Cells with Long Operating Lifetimes

Craig H. Peters, I. T. Sachs-Quintana, John P. Kastrop, Serge Beaupré, Mario Leclerc, Michael D. McGehee

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Organic bulk-heterojunction solar cells comprising poly[N-9'-hepta-decanyl- 2,7-carbazole-alt-5,5-(4',7'-di-2-thienyl-2', 1',3'-benzothiadiazole) (PCDTBT) are systematically aged and demonstrate lifetimes approaching seven years, which is the longest reported lifetime for polymer solar cells. An experimental set-up is described that is capable of testing large numbers of solar cells, holding each device at its maximum power point while controlling and monitoring the temperature and light intensity. © 2011 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	491-494
Number of pages	4
Journal	Advanced Energy Materials
Volume	1
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/aenm.201100138
State	Published - Apr 20 2011
Externally published	Yes

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