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Imec, Polyera and Solvay Set 8.3 Percent Efficiency Record for Organic Solar Cell with Inverted Device Architecture

Crucial step toward successful commercialization of OPPV cells

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By: DAVID SAVASTANO

Editor, Ink World Magazine

Imec, Polyera and international chemical group Solvay have achieved a new world-record efficiency of 8.3% for polymer-based single junction organic solar cells in an inverted device stack. These excellent performance results represent a crucial step towards successful commercialization of organic photovoltaic (OPV) cells. Solar power is gradually becoming cost-competitive with traditional mainstream energy sources such as coal, oil and nuclear. Continued reduction of manufacturing and install...

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