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Article Dans Une Revue Polymer Degradation and Stability Année : 2010

Light-induced degradation of the active layer of polymer-based solar cells

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Polymer-based organic solar cells are known to offer a poor stability in real use conditions, and the photodegradation of the active organic layer plays an important role in the reduced lifetime of the devices. This paper focuses on the photodegradation of two conjugated polymers used in organic solar cells, namely poly(2-methoxy-5-(3′,7′-dimethyloctyloxy)-1,4-phenylenevinyl ene (MDMO-PPV) and poly(3-hexyylthiophene) (P3HT), and their blends with [60]PCBM (methano-fullerene[6,6]-phenyl C61-butyric acid methyl ester), a fullerene derivative. MDMO-PPV and P3HT thin films were submitted to photoageing (λ > 300 nm) in the presence and in the absence of oxygen. The mechanisms by which these polymers degrade were elucidated. P3HT, pristine and blended with PCBM, was shown to be much more stable under illumination than MDMO-PPV. The results showed that, if deposited on an inert substrate and well protected from oxygen with a convenient encapsulation, P3HT:PCBM based active layer should be intrinsically stable for several years in use conditions.

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hal-00512154 , version 1 (27-08-2010)

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Agnès Rivaton, Sylvain Chambon, Matthieu Manceau, Jean-Luc Gardette, Nicolas Lemaître, et al.. Light-induced degradation of the active layer of polymer-based solar cells. Polymer Degradation and Stability, 2010, 95 (3), pp.278-284. ⟨10.1016/j.polymdegradstab.2009.11.021⟩. ⟨hal-00512154⟩
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