Journal
SOLAR ENERGY MATERIALS AND SOLAR CELLS
Volume 144, Issue -, Pages 481-487Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2015.09.037
Keywords
Organic photovoltaics; Degradation; Outdoor performance; UV filter; Luminescent material
Funding
- European Commission's StableNextSol COST Action [MP1307]
- Wales Ireland Network for Innovative Photovoltaic Technologies (WIN-IPT) project
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The proof of concept of using luminescent down shifting (LDS) layers as alternative UV filters for P3HT: PCBM OPVs is demonstrated using a lanthanide-based metal complex. The results are verified using a combination of indoor light soaking, with single cell devices, and outdoor performance monitoring, using a 16-cell monolithically connected OPV module. By applying the LDS layer, a similar to 5% relative enhancement in photocurrent is observed for both sets of devices. More significantly, indoor light soaking tests on single cell devices without encapsulation showed an 850% enhancement in the measured half-life (T-50%). The OPV modules were encapsulated and tested for outdoor stability over a 70 day period in the Negev desert, Israel. The modules made with the LDS filter are shown to match the stability of those made with a commercial UV filter and outperform the modules with no filter applied, with a 51% enhancement in the measured stability (T-75%). Significantly, the work provides clear experimental evidence that the LDS layer can act as a UV filter in OPVs without compromising the efficiency of the solar cell, thus providing an added benefit over commercial UV filters. (C) 2015 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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