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Consensus stability testing protocols for organic photovoltaic materials and devices
Matthew O. Reese,Suren A. Gevorgyan,Mikkel Jørgensen,Eva Bundgaard,Sarah Kurtz,David S. Ginley,Dana C. Olson,Matthew T. Lloyd,Pasquale Morvillo,Eugene A. Katz,Andreas Elschner,Olivier Haillant,Travis Currier,Vishal Shrotriya,Martin Hermenau,Moritz Riede,Kiril R. Kirov,Gregor Trimmel,Thomas Rath,Olle Inganäs,Fengling Zhang,Mattias Andersson,Kristofer Tvingstedt,Monica Lira-Cantu,Darin W. Laird,Christine McGuiness,Srinivas (Jimmy) Gowrisanker,Michael Pannone,Min Xiao,Jens Hauch,Roland Steim,Dean M. DeLongchamp,Roland Rösch,Harald Hoppe,Nieves Espinosa,Antonio Urbina,Gülsah Yaman-Uzunoglu,Jörg-Bernd Bonekamp,Albert J.J.M. van Breemen,Claudio Girotto,Eszter Voroshazi,Frederik C. Krebs +41 more
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Procedures for testing organic solar cell devices and modules with respect to stability and operational lifetime are described and generally agreed test conditions and practices are generally agreed to allow ready comparison between laboratories and to help improving the reliability of reported values.About:
This article is published in Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells.The article was published on 2011-05-01. It has received 805 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Protocol (science).read more
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Organic photovoltaic modules integrated inside and outside a polytunnel roof
Esther Magadley,Ragheb Kabha,Mohamad Dakka,Meir Teitel,Maayan Friman-Peretz,Maayan Friman-Peretz,Murat Kacira,Rebekah Waller,Ibrahim Yehia +8 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors investigated the differences electrical behavior and lifetime of organic photovoltaic (OPV) modules installed inside, on the outside of a polytunnel type greenhouse roof and on a fixed frame next to the poly-tunnel with the aim of finding an installation location that would reduce degradation and therefore prolong the lifetime OPV modules in a greenhouse application.
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Significance of light-soaking effect in proper analysis of degradation dynamics of organic solar cells
TL;DR: In this article, the degradation dynamics of organic solar cells (OSCs) taking into account the light-soaking effect was investigated for 100 days and a measurement procedure for proper investigation of light soaking effect was proposed.
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Beyond the Limitations of Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors discuss a pathway to enhance DSSC efficiency and stability as well as testing procedures, and identify and discuss present critical issues in DSSCs, and conclude that a favorable combination of efficient and stability is needed to enable the commercialization of DSSCS.
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Outdoor performance of organic photovoltaics at two different locations: A comparison of degradation and the effect of condensation
Gabriela de Amorim Soares,Tudur Wyn David,Helder Scapin Anizelli,B. Miranda,J. Rodrigues,P. Lopes,J. Martins,T. Cunha,R. Vilaça,Jeff Kettle,Jeff Kettle,Diego Bagnis +11 more
TL;DR: In this article, the impact of the latitude and climate of the installation on the power generation and modules' lifetime was assessed in Belo Horizonte, Brazil and Bangor, North Wales.
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The effect of hole transport layer on the thermal stability of inverted polymer solar cells
TL;DR: In this paper, the effect of hole transport layer (HTL) on the thermal stability of inverted polymer solar cells (PSCs) consisting of the blend of poly(3-hexylthiophene) (P3HT) and (6,6)-phenyl-C 60 butyric acid methyl ester fullerene derivative (PCBM) as active layer (AL) is investigated.
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Commonly observed degradation in field-aged photovoltaic modules
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A round robin study of flexible large-area roll-to-roll processed polymer solar cell modules
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