Mar 25 2009
Konarka Technologies, Inc., an innovator in development and commercialization of Konarka Power Plastic®, a material that converts light to energy, today announced that Science Magazine has published the article, "Solar Power Wires Based on Organic Photovoltaic Materials," co-authored by Konarka's vice president, research, Dr. Russell Gaudiana and chief technology officer, Christoph Brabec. The article discusses the potential advantages of organic photovoltaics (OPV) in a flexible wire format.
WHO:
Dr. Russell Gaudiana, Vice President, Research, Konarka
Dr. Christoph Brabec, Chief Technology Officer, Konarka
WHAT:
Article entitled, "Solar Power Wires Based on Organic Photovoltaic Materials,"
published in Science Magazine
WHERE:
To download the complete article, visit the following link and click "Solar Power Wires Based on Organic Photovoltaic Materials":
http://www.konarka.com/index.php/site/tech_paper_publication/
The article discusses how a wire format requires long-distance transport of current that can be achieved only with conventional metals, thus eliminating the use of transparent oxide semiconductors. Efficiency values of the wires range from 2.79% to 3.27%.
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