US-based Polyera has developed an inverted bulk heterojunction polymer solar cell with a power conversion efficiency of 9.1%...more
UK solar start-up Eight19 has launched a 'Series B' round of funding for £5 million (€5.96 million)...more
As OLED displays become more of a mainstream market for the smartphone industry, a group of researchers have developed a way of using its light output to harvest energy...more
Atomic layer deposition (ALD), an advanced deposition technique used in R&D and microelectronics fabrication, is demonstrating its suitability for high volume roll-to-roll processing...more
UK-headquartered Eight19 has commissioned a new production facility at its Cambridge site, which includes a roll-to-roll line for manufacturing its plastic solar cells...more
Screen printing and materials scale-up are preparing dye-sensitised solar cells for commercial applications, says Solaronix CEO Toby Meyer...more
Ingo B Hagemann, architect and BIPV consultant, discusses opportunities and challenges for organic solar cells and other third-generation (3rd Gen) photovoltaic technologies in the building and construction industry...more
New research has indicated that adding a layer of gold nanodots to the surface of indium tin oxide could improve the efficiency of organic photovoltaics...more
Karl Leo, president, Plastic Electronics Foundation
US awards for next-generation materials for electronics
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