X-ray examination shows structural changes in polymeric
solar cells
Researchers of TUM’s Physik-Department have utilized DESY’s
X-ray light source PETRA III and have, for the first time, watched organic
solar cells degrade in real time. This work could open new approaches to
increasing the stability of this highly promising type of solar cell. The team
headed by Prof. Peter Müller-Buschbaum from the Technische Universität München
(Technical University of Munich) present their observations in this week’s
issue of the scientific journal Advanced Materials (Nr. 46, 10 December).