The idea of photovoltaic cells that can be printed onto thin, flexible plastic substrates are an enticing prospect for promoting solar energy generation. Duncan Graham-Rowe reports. In a single ...

NREL says that optimizing OPV cells' durability will enhance the technology's commercial future. "Through this collaboration we hope to improve plastic solar cell performance and extend the cells ...

This movement of electrons creates an electric current and essentially turns plastic into a semiconducting material. Researchers, including Osaka’s group, are making organic solar cells based on ...

And the lower cost of producing these lightweight cells, printed on flexible plastic, means that manufacturing can remain in ...

Active Surfaces says its thin, flexible solar collectibles can be attached not just to roofs, but walls, tents, backpacks, ...

Unlike conventional silicon-based solar cells, OPV devices are lightweight, flexible, and potentially low-cost, making them attractive for a wide range of applications, including building-integrated ...

So, they have a much broader range of applications than conventional silicon-based solar cells. And they are far less expensive to manufacture. Imagine a small, almost unnoticed patch of plastic ...

The cost per watt for the new cells is 10 cents, while existing solar cells cost $2.30 per watt. Lee Kwang-hee of the Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology said that the team hopes to ...

Thin film material own the property of bandgap and requires ten times lesser quantity of substrate material to absorb light as compared to other solar cells. These are employed in wide range of ...

A type of plastic called PEDOT that can conduct electricity is currently used to protect the internal components of electronic devices from static electricity and in organic solar cells and ...