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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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