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Flex16 Research Project Seeks New Organic Semiconductor Materials for Solar Cells

Goal is to increase efficiency of organic solar films by developing new organic semiconductor materials and cell designs.

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By: DAVID SAVASTANO

Editor, Ink World Magazine

In the new research project Flex16, Heliatek researchers have set the goal of significantly increasing the efficiency of organic solar films by developing new organic semiconductor materials and new cell designs. A main goal of research and development in the field of organic photovoltaics (OPV) is to increase efficiency and transfer the results into commercial manufacturing processes and marketable products. The current efficiency of the mass-produced HeliaSol solar films by Heliatek is 8-9%...

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