Issue 12, 2011
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Energy & Environmental Science

Interface design to improve stability of polymer solar cells for potential space applications†

Ankit Kumar,a   Nadav Rosen,b   Roderick Devine*b  and  Yang Yang*a  

* Corresponding authors

a Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of California-Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
E-mail: yangy@ucla.edu
Tel: +1 310 794 6491

b Air Force Research Laboratory, Space Electronic Branch (AFRL/RVSE), Kirtland Air Force Base, NM, USA
E-mail: devine@chtm.unm.edu
Tel: +1 505 272 7833

Abstract

Polymer solar cells may potentially fill the gap for a solar technology which satisfies the requirements of high specific power for space photovoltaics. Here, we address the issue of radiation hardness. Mathematical and analytical explanation for the observed degradation in Voc and guidance for designing more stable photocells have been provided.

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/C1EE01368H
Article type
Communication
Submitted
29 Mar 2011
Accepted
17 May 2011
First published
23 Jun 2011

Energy Environ. Sci., 2011,4, 4917-4920

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Interface design to improve stability of polymer solar cells for potential space applications

A. Kumar, N. Rosen, R. Devine and Y. Yang, Energy Environ. Sci., 2011, 4, 4917 DOI: 10.1039/C1EE01368H

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