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Gevorgyan, Suren A.
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- 2016Comparison of ultramicrotomy and focused-ion-beam for the preparation of TEM and STEM cross section of organic solar cellscitations
- 2014Interlaboratory indoor ageing of roll-to-roll and spin coated organic photovoltaic devices: Testing the ISOS testscitations
- 2014TOF-SIMS investigation of degradation pathways occurring in a variety of organic photovoltaic devices – the ISOS-3 inter-laboratory collaborationcitations
- 2013Comparison of Two Types of Vertically Aligned ZnO NRs for Highly Efficient Polymer Solar Cellscitations
- 2012TOF-SIMS investigation of degradation pathways occurring in a variety of organic photovoltaic devices - the ISOS-3 inter-laboratory collaborationcitations
- 2012Stability of Polymer Solar Cellscitations
- 2012Aesthetically Pleasing Conjugated Polymer: Fullerene Blends for Blue-Green Solar Cells Via Roll-to-Roll Processingcitations
- 2012TOF-SIMS investigation of degradation pathways occurring in a variety of organic photovoltaic devices – the ISOS-3 inter-laboratory collaborationcitations
- 2012TOF-SIMS investigation of degradation pathways occurring in a variety of organic photovoltaic devicescitations
- 2011Water and oxygen induced degradation of small molecule organic solar cellscitations
- 2010Degradation Patterns in Water and Oxygen of an Inverted Polymer Solar Cellcitations
- 2009A roll-to-roll process to flexible polymer solar cells: model studies, manufacture and operational stability studiescitations
- 2009Water-Induced Degradation of Polymer Solar Cells Studied by (H2O)-O-18 Labelingcitations
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Degradation Patterns in Water and Oxygen of an Inverted Polymer Solar Cell
Abstract
The spatial distribution of reaction products in multilayer polymer solar cells induced by water and oxygen atmospheres was mapped and used to elucidate the degradation patterns and failure mechanisms in an inverted polymer solar cell. The active material comprised a bulk heterojunction formed by poly(3-hexylthiophene) (P3HT) and [6,6]-phenyl-C61-butyric acid methyl ester (PCBM) sandwiched between a layer of zinc oxide and a layer of poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) poly(styrenesulfonate) (PEDOT:PSS) that acted as, respectively, electron and hole transporting layers between the active material and the two electrodes indium−tin−oxide (ITO) and printed silver. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and time-of-flight secondary ion mass spectrometry (TOF-SIMS) in conjunction with isotopic labeling using H218O and 18O2 enabled detailed information on where and to what extent uptake took place. A comparison was made between the use of a humid (oxygen-free) atmosphere and a dry oxygen atmosphere during testing of devices that were kept in the dark and devices that were subjected to illumination under simulated sunlight. It was found that the reactions taking place at the interface between the active layer and the PEDOT:PSS were the major cause of device failure in the case of these inverted devices, which are compatible with full roll-to-roll (R2R) coating and industrial manufacture. The PEDOT:PSS was found to phase separate, with the PEDOT-rich phase being responsible for most of the interface degradation in oxygen atmospheres. In water atmospheres, little chemically induced degradation was observed, whereas a large partially reversible dependence of the open circuit voltage on the relative humidity was observed. In addition, temporal aspects are discussed in regard to degradation mechanisms. Finally, analytical aspects in regard to storing devices are discussed.