Stability characterization
Stability is the major challenge towards commercialization of perovskite solar cells. In various projects we work on questions related to degradation, both rerversible and irreversible. We developed a stability setup, which allows us to perform accelerated ageing under various conditions.
The setup consists of a multichannel MPP tracker, several illumination units, and temperature controlled sample holders (Peltier). It allows to assess the lifetime of perovskite solar cells under various stress factors like temperature and light intensity. The ageing procedure can be interrupted periodically and any electrical measurement performed during that time such as current-voltage curves. The design of the setup is modular, having the MPP tracker, light source, and sample holder decoupled. Thus, the setup can flexibly handle solar cells and minimodules of various sizes as long as the current remains below 200 mA. In the shown holder, the light source illuminates 7 x 7 cm2 and is paired with a sample holder of the same area, containing space for a custom arrangement of devices (currently four substrates). This design enables placing one sample holder inside an environmental chamber such as a glove box. Currently we can keep up to 30 pixels under MPP or any potential in between open circuit and short circuit simultaneously.
Capabilities
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From 0.1 sun to 10 sun illumination intensity using white LEDs.
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Modular and can be placed inside the glove box, current layout for up to 7x7 cm2
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Temperature controlled substrate holder with a range of 0-90 degree Celsius.
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Up to 30 channels MPP, Jsc, or Voc tracking with a maximum current of 200 mA per channel.
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Can be paired with any electrical measurement device to perform in-situ measurements when the ageing procedure is (periodically) interrupted. Currently, it is paired with a PalmSense potentiostat to perform current-voltage, impedance, and further transient measurements