Stability and Degradation of Organic and Polymer Solar Cells

• Year: 2012
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 365
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Organic photovoltaics (OPV) are a new generation of solar cells with the potential to offer very short energy pay back times, mechanical flexibility and significantly lower production costs compared to traditional crystalline photovoltaic systems. A weakness of OPV is their comparative instability during operation and this is a critical area of research towards the successful development and commercialization of these 3^rd generation solar cells.

Covering both small molecule and polymer solar cells, Stability and Degradation of Organic and Polymer Solar Cells summarizes the state of the art understanding of stability and provides a detailed analysis of the mechanisms by which degradation occurs. Following an introductory chapter which compares different photovoltaic technologies, the book focuses on OPV degradation, discussing the origin and characterization of the instability and describing measures for extending the duration of operation.

Topics covered include:

• Chemical and physical probes for studying degradation
• Imaging techniques
• Photochemical stability of OPV materials
• Degradation mechanisms
• Testing methods
• Barrier technology and applications

Stability and Degradation of Organic and Polymer Solar Cells is an essential reference source for researchers in academia and industry, engineers and manufacturers working on OPV design, development and implementation.

Content:
Chapter 1 The Different PV Technologies and How They Degrade (pages 1–16): Frederik C. Krebs
Chapter 2 Chemical and Physical Probes for Studying Degradation (pages 17–38): Birgitta Andreasen and Kion Norrman
Chapter 3 Imaging Techniques for Studying OPV Stability and Degradation (pages 39–70): Marco Seeland, Roland Rosch and Harald Hoppe
Chapter 4 Photochemical Stability of Materials for OPV (pages 71–108): Matthieu Manceau, Agnes Rivaton and Jean?Luc Gardette
Chapter 5 Degradation of Small?Molecule?Based OPV (pages 109–142): Martin Hermenau, Moritz Riede and Karl Leo
Chapter 6 Degradation of Polymer?Based OPV (pages 143–162): Mikkel Jorgensen and Frederik C. Krebs
Chapter 7 Test Equipment for OPV Stability (pages 163–191): Olivier Haillant
Chapter 8 Characterization and Reporting of OPV Device Lifetime (pages 193–241): Suren A. Gevorgyan
Chapter 9 Concentrated Light for Organic Photovoltaics (pages 243–267): Thomas Tromholt
Chapter 10 Barrier Technology and Applications (pages 269–329): Lars M??ller?Meskamp, John Fahlteich and Frederik C. Krebs
Chapter 11 Summary and Outlook (pages 331–332): Frederik C. Krebs