The Eficiency of Organic Solar Cells was Improved by 2% Using Quantum Dots
22 February 2010 | Solar Power | No Comments
To improve the efficiency of organic solar cells, some scientists at the Freiburg Materials Research Center and the Department of Microsystems Engineering, have developed a new method for treating the surface of nanoparticles. By using cadmium selenide in a new way (quantum dots), researchers managed to improve the eficiency of organic solar cells by 2 percent. These new hybrid solar cells have a photoactive layer composed of an organic polymer and a mixture of inorganic nanoparticles.
Organic Photovoltaic Solar Systems
17 June 2009 | Solar Power | 2 Comments
Plastic solar cellsare first likely to be commercialised for low-power, consumer applications, which currently take up about 10% of the market. In this they will compete with amorphous silicon(a-Si), and to a lesser extent with energing thin film technologies. Plastic solar cells may offer advantages over a-Si, in lower production cost, in case of deposition onto flexible substrates or as conformal coatings on to building materials, or in colour, and these may open up new areas in the consumer photovoltaics market.