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Title: The impact of water vapor transmission rate on the lifetime of flexible polymer solar cells
Authors: Hauch, Jens A. 
Schilinsky, Pavel 
Choulis, Stelios A. 
Rajoelson, Sambatra 
Brabec, Christoph J. 
Major Field of Science: Engineering and Technology
Field Category: Physical Sciences
Keywords: Life testing;Polymers;Solar cells
Issue Date: 2008
Source: Applied Physics Letters, 2008, vol. 93, iss. 10
Volume: 93
Issue: 10
Journal: Applied Physics Letters 
Abstract: In this paper we perform accelerated lifetime testing on high efficiency flexible poly(3-hexylthiophene):[6,6]-phenyl C61 butyric acid methyl ester (P3HT:PCBM) solar cells encapsulated with food package quality barrier films with a water vapor transmission rate of 0.2 g/(m2 day) at 65 °C/85% relative humidity. We show that lifetimes exceeding 1250 h, even at high temperature/high humidity conditions, may be reached, proving that organic solar cells are significantly less sensitive against the environmental effects of water and oxygen than previously expected.
URI: https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14279/4368
ISSN: 10773118
DOI: 10.1063/1.2975185
Rights: © American Institute of Physics
Type: Article
Affiliation : Konarka Technologies GmbH 
Cyprus University of Technology 
Publication Type: Peer Reviewed
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