Journal
ADVANCED MATERIALS
Volume 24, Issue 5, Pages 580-612Publisher
WILEY-V C H VERLAG GMBH
DOI: 10.1002/adma.201104187
Keywords
polymer solar cells; organic solar cells; stability; degradation
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Funding
- Danish Strategic Research Council [2104-07-0022]
- EUDP [j. nr. 64009-0050]
- Danish National Research Foundation
- European Commission [248678, 261936]
- PV-ERA-NET
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Organic photovoltaics (OPVs) evolve in an exponential manner in the two key areas of efficiency and stability. The power conversion efficiency (PCE) has in the last decade been increased by almost a factor of ten approaching 10%. A main concern has been the stability that was previously measured in minutes, but can now, in favorable circumstances, exceed many thousands of hours. This astonishing achievement is the subject of this article, which reviews the developments in stability/degradation of OPVs in the last five years. This progress has been gained by several developments, such as inverted device structures of the bulk heterojunction geometry device, which allows for more stable metal electrodes, the choice of more photostable active materials, the introduction of interfacial layers, and roll-to-roll fabrication, which promises fast and cheap production methods while creating its own challenges in terms of stability.
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