Water ingress into and climate dependent lifetime of organic photovoltaic cells investigated by calcium corrosion tests

• Published in: Solar energy materials and solar cells Vol. 120; pp. 685 - 690
• Main Authors: Klumbies, Hannes, Karl, Markus, Hermenau, Martin, Rösch, Roland, Seeland, Marco, Hoppe, Harald, Müller-Meskamp, Lars, Leo, Karl
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Amsterdam Elsevier B.V 01.01.2014; Elsevier
• Subjects: Aluminum base alloys; Applied sciences; Barriers; Degradation; Direct energy conversion and energy accumulation; Electrical engineering. Electrical power engineering; Electrical power engineering; Electrodes; Encapsulation; Energy; Exact sciences and technology; Fullerenes; Macro defects; Natural energy; Organic solar cells; Permeation; Photoelectric conversion; Photovoltaic cells; Photovoltaic conversion; Solar cells; Solar cells. Photoelectrochemical cells; Solar energy; Water permeation barrier; Degradation; Encapsulation; Macro defects; Organic solar cells; Water permeation barrier; Water; Performance evaluation; Calcium; Conversion rate; Zinc complex; Electroluminescence; Photovoltaic cell; Optical microscopy; Humidity; Corrosion test; Small molecule; Damaging; Measurement sensor; Permeation; Durability; Aluminium; Imagery; Solar cell; Sensitivity; Corrosion; Metallophthalocyanine; Fullerenes

The degradation of non-encapsulated, small-molecule organic solar cells based on ZnPc (zinc phthalocyanine)/C60 with an aluminum top electrode is investigated under different climate conditions and correlated with the water barrier performance of the aluminum electrode layer. The degradation of the...