Stability Studies and Degradation Analysis of Plastic Solar Cell Materials by FTIR Spectroscopy

Christoph Brabec, Jan Cornelius Hummelen, Rene A. J. Janssen, Helmut Neugebauer, Serdar Niyazi Sariciftci

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Abstract

Results of controlled degradation experiments performed with the individual components and with the actual mixture used in plastic solar cells are shown. A testing procedure for the stability and for degradation effects under illumination in controlled atmosphere using FTIR-ATR spectroscopy is presented. The method yields rapid information on the degradation processes on molecular level within a few hours.
Original languageEnglish
Number of pages2
JournalSynthetic Metals
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1999

Fields of science

  • 103 Physics, Astronomy
  • 104017 Physical chemistry

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