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Development of multidye UV filters for OPVs using luminescent materials

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Development of multidye UV filters for OPVs using luminescent materials. / Kettle, Jeffrey; Fernandes, Ricardo Vignoto; Bristow, Noel et al.
In: Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics, Vol. 50, No. 2, 025103, 18.01.2017.

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Kettle, J, Fernandes, RV, Bristow, N, Stoichkov, V, Anizelli, HS, Duarte, JL & Laureto, E 2017, 'Development of multidye UV filters for OPVs using luminescent materials', Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics, vol. 50, no. 2, 025103. https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6463/50/2/025103

APA

Kettle, J., Fernandes, R. V., Bristow, N., Stoichkov, V., Anizelli, H. S., Duarte, J. L., & Laureto, E. (2017). Development of multidye UV filters for OPVs using luminescent materials. Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics, 50(2), Article 025103. https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6463/50/2/025103

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Kettle J, Fernandes RV, Bristow N, Stoichkov V, Anizelli HS, Duarte JL, Laureto E. 2017. Development of multidye UV filters for OPVs using luminescent materials. Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics. 50(2):Article 025103. https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6463/50/2/025103

MLA

Kettle, Jeffrey et al. "Development of multidye UV filters for OPVs using luminescent materials". Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics. 2017. 50(2). https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6463/50/2/025103

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Kettle J, Fernandes RV, Bristow N, Stoichkov V, Anizelli HS, Duarte JL et al. Development of multidye UV filters for OPVs using luminescent materials. Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics. 2017 Jan 18;50(2):025103. Epub 2016 Nov 30. doi: 10.1088/1361-6463/50/2/025103

Author

Kettle, Jeffrey ; Fernandes, Ricardo Vignoto ; Bristow, Noel et al. / Development of multidye UV filters for OPVs using luminescent materials. In: Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics. 2017 ; Vol. 50, No. 2.

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TY - JOUR

T1 - Development of multidye UV filters for OPVs using luminescent materials

AU - Kettle, Jeffrey

AU - Fernandes, Ricardo Vignoto

AU - Bristow, Noel

AU - Stoichkov, Vasil

AU - Anizelli, Helder Scapin

AU - Duarte, Jose Leonil

AU - Laureto, Edson

PY - 2017/1/18

Y1 - 2017/1/18

N2 - Luminescence down-shifting (LDS) is used in several photovoltaic technologies aiming to improve the photon conversion efficiency (PCE) of the devices through the increase of the light harvesting in the regions of the electromagnetic spectrum where the EQE of the solar cells is poor. The aim of this work was to produce films of mixtures (blends) of two luminescent materials, dispersed in a poly-methyl methacrylate (PMMA) matrix, hoping to improve their properties both as LDS layer and as UV filter when applied on the clear, external surface of P3HT:PC61BM photovoltaic devices. The best results led to an increment of 7.4% in the PCE of the devices, and a six fold enhancement in their half-life (T 50%). This study indicates that multidye LDS layers with optimized optical properties can lead to an effective improvement in the performance and operational stability of OPVs.

AB - Luminescence down-shifting (LDS) is used in several photovoltaic technologies aiming to improve the photon conversion efficiency (PCE) of the devices through the increase of the light harvesting in the regions of the electromagnetic spectrum where the EQE of the solar cells is poor. The aim of this work was to produce films of mixtures (blends) of two luminescent materials, dispersed in a poly-methyl methacrylate (PMMA) matrix, hoping to improve their properties both as LDS layer and as UV filter when applied on the clear, external surface of P3HT:PC61BM photovoltaic devices. The best results led to an increment of 7.4% in the PCE of the devices, and a six fold enhancement in their half-life (T 50%). This study indicates that multidye LDS layers with optimized optical properties can lead to an effective improvement in the performance and operational stability of OPVs.

U2 - 10.1088/1361-6463/50/2/025103

DO - 10.1088/1361-6463/50/2/025103

M3 - Article

VL - 50

JO - Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics

JF - Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics

SN - 0022-3727

IS - 2

M1 - 025103

ER -