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- 2024Construction of furan-maleimide Diels-Alder reversible network cure diagrams: modelling and experimental validation
- 2024Effects of Cure on the Ionic Conductivity and Relaxation Strength of a Reversible Polymer Network Studied by Dielectric Spectroscopy.citations
- 2024Diels-Alder Network Blends as Self-Healing Encapsulants for Liquid Metal-Based Stretchable Electronicscitations
- 2024Modelling of diffusion-controlled Diels-Alder reversible network formation and its application to cure diagrams
- 2023Separating Kinetics from Relaxation Dynamics in Reactive Soft Matter by Dielectric Spectroscopycitations
- 2023Real-Time Determination of the Glass Transition Temperature during Reversible Network Formation Based on Furan–Maleimide Diels–Alder Cycloadditions Using Dielectric Spectroscopycitations
- 2022A PDTPQx:PC61BM blend with pronounced charge-transfer absorption for organic resonant cavity photodetectors – direct arylation polymerization vs. Stille polycondensationcitations
- 2022A PDTPQx:PC61BM blend with pronounced charge-transfer absorption for organic resonant cavity photodetectors – direct arylation polymerization vs. Stille polycondensationcitations
- 2022UV Stability of Self-Healing Poly(methacrylate) Network Layerscitations
- 2021Phosphonium-based polythiophene conjugated polyelectrolytes with different surfactant counterions: thermal properties, self-assembly and photovoltaic performancescitations
- 2020UV-curable self-healing polymer layers for application in photovoltaics
- 2020Phosphonium‐based polythiophene conjugated polyelectrolytes with different surfactant counterions: thermal properties, self‐assembly and photovoltaic performancescitations
- 2020Self-Healing in Mobility-Restricted Conditions Maintaining Mechanical Robustness: Furan–Maleimide Diels–Alder Cycloadditions in Polymer Networks for Ambient Applicationscitations
- 2020Phosphonium-based polythiopheneconjugated polyelectrolytes with differentsurfactant counterions: thermal properties,self-assembly and photovoltaic performancescitations
- 2020Phosphonium-based polythiophene conjugated polyelectrolytes with different surfactant counterions: thermal properties, self-assembly and photovoltaic performances
- 2020Comparative study on the effects of alkylsilyl and alkylthio side chains on the performance of fullerene and non-fullerene polymer solar cellscitations
- 2020Comparative study on the effects of alkylsilyl and alkylthio side chains on the performance of fullerene and non-fullerene polymer solar cellscitations
- 2020Self-healing UV-curable polymer network with reversible Diels-Alder bonds for applications in ambient conditionscitations
- 2019Diffusion- and Mobility-Controlled Self-Healing Polymer Networks with Dynamic Covalent Bondingcitations
- 2019Increasing photovoltaic module sustainability through UV-curable self-healing polymer layers
- 2019UV-curable self-healing polymer layers for increased sustainability of photovoltaics
- 2019Ladder-type high gap conjugated polymers based on indacenodithieno[3,2-b]thiophene and bithiazole for organic photovoltaicscitations
- 2018The Effect of Vitrification on the Diels-Alder Reaction Kinetics
- 2018Glass Structure Controls Crystal Polymorph Selection in Vapor-Deposited Films of 4,4 '-Bis(N-carbazolyI)-1,1 '-biphenylcitations
- 2017Probing the bulk heterojunction morphology in thermally annealed active layers for polymer solar cellscitations
- 2016High-Permittivity Conjugated Polyelectrolyte Interlayers for High-Performance Bulk Heterojunction Organic Solar Cellscitations
- 2016Elucidating Batch-to-Batch Variation Caused by Homocoupled Side Products in Solution-Processable Organic Solar Cellscitations
- 2016Thermal behaviour below and inside the glass transition region of a submicron P3HT layer studied by fast scanning chip calorimetrycitations
- 2015Isothermal Crystallization of PC61BM in Thin Layers Far below the Glass Transition Temperaturecitations
- 2015Effect of molecular weight on morphology and photovoltaic properties in P3HT:PCBM solar cellscitations
- 2015Effect of molecular weight on morphology and photovoltaic properties in P3HT:PCBM solar cells
- 2013Imidazolium-substituted ionic (co)polythiophenes: Compositional influence on solution behavior and thermal propertiescitations
- 2013Imidazolium-substituted ionic (co)polythiophenes: Compositional influence on solution behavior and thermal properties
- 2012Analysing organic solar cell blends at thousands of degrees per second
- 2012Improved Photovoltaic Performance of a Semicrystalline Narrow Bandgap Copolymer Based on 4H-Cyclopenta[2,1-b:3,4-b ']dithiophene Donor and Thiazolo[5,4-d]thiazole Acceptor Unitscitations
- 2012Improved Photovoltaic Performance of a Semicrystalline Narrow Bandgap Copolymer Based on 4H-Cyclopenta[2,1-b:3,4-b ']dithiophene Donor and Thiazolo[5,4-d]thiazole Acceptor Units
- 2012Crystallization Kinetics and Morphology Relations on Thermally Annealed Bulk Heterojunction Solar Cell Blends Studied by Rapid Heat Cool Calorimetry (RHC)
- 2011Improving The Dispersion Of Carbon Nanotubes In Polystyrene By Blending With Siloxane
- 2011Thermal annealing of P3HT: PCBM blends for photovoltaic studies
- 2011Partially miscible polystyrene/ polymethylphenylsiloxane blends for nanocomposites
- 2011Thermal Annealing of P3HT: PCBM Organic Photovoltaic Blends
- 2011Isothermal crystallisation study of P3HT:PCBM blends as used in bulk heterojunction solar cells based on fast scanning calorimetry techniques
- 2010Isothermal crystallization kinetics of P3HT:PCBM blends by means of RHC
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UV-curable self-healing polymer layers for increased sustainability of photovoltaics
Abstract
Typically, photovoltaic manufacturers guarantee a module lifespan of 25 years, during which photovoltaic modules must<br/>withstand the effects of outside conditions with limited performance reduction. However, daily thermal cycling and fast<br/>temperature changes cause thermal stresses between contiguous materials (due to mismatching thermal expansion<br/>coefficients), which lead to the formation of small fractures and cracks. By replacing conventional polymer layers used in<br/>photovoltaics by self-healing polymer materials, such micro-defects can be repaired before they increase in size and turn<br/>into larger defects, which may affect the energy output. Consequently, the sustainability of photovoltaics is increased.<br/>In this work, UV-crosslinked polymer networks containing reversible Diels-Alder bonds were developed to function as<br/>autonomously self-healing materials. It is shown by means of Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, (modulated<br/>temperature) differential scanning calorimetry and dynamic mechanical analysis that these polymer networks have the<br/>potential to exploit the daily temperature cycle to achieve self-healing through thermally reversible chemical crosslinking,<br/>and that they maintain structural integrity over the whole photovoltaics application temperature range (-40 to 85 °C).<br/>Recently, room-temperature healing of a fully reversible Diels-Alder system based on furan and maleimide was reported,<br/>proving that elevated temperatures are not always required for self-healing. [1] Additionally, it was recently shown on a<br/>similar system that the Diels-Alder reaction continues in diffusion-controlled conditions (below the glass transition<br/>temperature). [2] This means that even if the photovoltaic modules are exposed to moderate or cold outside temperatures<br/>during longer periods, the healing process within the self-healing polymer layers continues.<br/>[1] M. M. Diaz et al., Polymer, vol. 153, pp. 453–463, 2018.<br/>[2] D. Ehrhardt et al., Central and Eastern European Committee for Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry (CEEC-TAC), p.<br/>368 PS2.002, ISBN 978-3-940237-50-7.