Journal article
Consensus stability testing protocols for organic photovoltaic materials and devices
National Renewable Energy Laboratory1
Eight19 Ltd.2
Graz University of Technology3
Linköping University4
Centre d’Investigació en Nanociència i Nanotecnologia5
Plextronics Inc.6
Konarka Technologies GmbH7
National Institute of Standards and Technology8
Ilmenau University of Technology9
Technical University of Cartagena10
TÜBITAK National Metrology Institute11
Solar Energy Programme, Risø National Laboratory for Sustainable Energy, Technical University of Denmark12
Soluxx GmbH13
Holst Centre14
Stichting Katholieke Universiteit15
Risø National Laboratory for Sustainable Energy, Technical University of Denmark16
Agenzia nazionale per le nuove tecnologie, l'energia e lo sviluppo economico sostenibile17
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev18
Heraeus GmbH19
Atlas Material Testing Technology GmbH20
Solarmer Energy, Inc.21
Dresden University of Technology22
...and 12 moreProcedures for testing organic solar cell devices and modules with respect to stability and operational lifetime are described. The descriptions represent a consensus of the discussion and conclusions reached during the first 3 years of the international summit on OPV stability (ISOS). The procedures include directions for shelf life testing, outdoor testing, laboratory weathering testing and thermal cycling testing, as well as guidelines for reporting data.
These procedures are not meant to be qualification tests, but rather generally agreed test conditions and practices to allow ready comparison between laboratories and to help improving the reliability of reported values. Failure mechanisms and detailed degradation mechanisms are not covered in this report.
Language: | English |
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Year: | 2011 |
Pages: | 1253-1267 |
ISSN: | 18793398 and 09270248 |
Types: | Journal article |
DOI: | 10.1016/j.solmat.2011.01.036 |
ORCIDs: | Gevorgyan, Suren , Jørgensen, Mikkel , Bundgaard, Eva and Krebs, Frederik C |