Collecting the sun's energy: Novel electrode for flexible thin-film solar cells
Tuesday, April 19, 2011 - 09:30
in Physics & Chemistry
Conventional silicon-based rigid solar cells generally found on the market are not suitable for manufacturing moldable thin-film solar cells, in which a transparent, flexible and electrically conductive electrode collects the light and carries away the current. A new woven polymer electrode has now produced first results which are very promising, indicating that the new material may be a substitute for indium tin oxide coatings.