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Production Aspects of Organic Photovoltaics and Their Impact on the Commercialization of Devices

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 January 2011

Christoph J. Brabec ,
Jens A. Hauch ,
Pavel Schilinsky  and
Christoph Waldauf
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Abstract

The essential cost-driving factor for the production of classical photovoltaic devices is the expensive investment in costly semiconductor processing technologies. This unfavorable cost structure has so far prohibited the technology from having a significant impact on global energy production. Nevertheless, the continued high interest in photovoltaics originates from the fact that they represent the only truly portable renewable-energy conversion technology available today. Therefore, the potential of fabricating organic photovoltaic elements on low-cost, thin plastic substrates by standard printing and coating techniques and packaged by lamination is not only intriguing, but highly attractive from a cost standpoint. In this article, we discuss the economic and technical production aspects for organic photovoltaics.

Keywords

organic photovoltaicspolymer electronicsprinting technologies.
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Research Article
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MRS Bulletin , Volume 30 , Issue 1: Technical Theme: Organic–Based Photovoltaics , January 2005 , pp. 50 - 52
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2005

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