Gains are Being Made in the Printed OPV Field

There is much interest in the possibility of utilizing organic photovoltaics (OPV) in low-cost, high-volume, flexible applications such as building integrated photovoltaics (BIPV), awnings and energy harvesting. The ability to print OPVs would further enhance the financial advantages of the technology. As it is a relatively new technology, OPV has much work to do to meet the efficiencies and lifetimes of other thin film PV technologies, notably cadmium telluride (CdTe) and copper indium galli...