Proton Radiation Hardness of Organic Photovoltaics: An In‐Depth Study

Lee, Harrison; Stewart, Katherine; Hughes, Declan; Barbé, Jérémy; Pockett, Adam; Kilbride, Rachel C.; Heasman, Keith C.; Wei, Zhengfei; Watson, Trystan; Carnie, Matt; Kim, Ji-Seon; Tsoi, Wing Chung

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Proton Radiation Hardness of Organic Photovoltaics: An In‐Depth Study

Harrison Lee, Katherine Stewart, Declan Hughes, Jérémy Barbé, Adam Pockett, Rachel C. Kilbride, Keith C. Heasman, Zhengfei Wei, Trystan Watson

, Matt Carnie

, Ji-Seon Kim, Wing Chung Tsoi

Solar RRL, Volume: 6, Issue: 6, Start page: 2101037

Swansea University Authors: Harrison Lee, Adam Pockett, Zhengfei Wei, Trystan Watson , Matt Carnie , Wing Chung Tsoi

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Recent developments of solution-processed bulk-heterojunction organic photovoltaic (OPV) cells have demonstrated power conversion efficiencies (PCEs) as high as 18% for single-junction devices. Such a high PCE in addition to its desirable lightweight property and high mechanical flexibility can real...

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Proton Radiation Hardness of Organic Photovoltaics: An In‐Depth Study

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