Conference Program - LOPE-C 2011
Conference Program - LOPE-C 2011
Conference Program - LOPE-C 2011
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SCIENTIFIC CONF. | THURSDAY-JUNE 30, <strong>2011</strong><br />
Track 5<br />
OLEDs and OPV (11:30 am - 01:20 pm) | LOCATION HARMONIE E / LEVEL C2<br />
12:20 pm Plextronics? Indoor-Light Energy Harvesting Organic Photovoltaic Technology ?From Engineering To Product Applications<br />
Ms Mary Boone,<br />
Plextronics Inc., Director, Inks Business, United States<br />
Organic Photovoltaics (OPV) can be a viable source of low cost renewable energy for on-grid deployment, provided challenges related to device efficiency and lifetime can<br />
be overcome. While the technology is still nascent, it lends itself very well to niche applications such as Energy Harvesting (EH) under indoor lighting conditions.<br />
Plextronics, Inc., a world leader in printed electronics, is developing solution processable inks and technology to address this growing market demand. This includes a four<br />
pronged approach towards developing flexible OPVs: (1) materials development to design and synthesize p-type polymers and n-type semiconductors that can be blended<br />
to yield high performance OPV cells; (2) ink development to formulate the materials into inks that can be coated on to large-area substrates using commercial coating<br />
techniques; (3) device engineering to optimize the device design, architecture for high performance and stability at the module level; and (4) device manufacturing<br />
engineering to demonstrate low-cost, high-throughput processes to manufacture OPV modules at scale.<br />
This talk will discuss Plextronics? flexible device engineering efforts around its Plexcore® PV 2100 ink system, which is Plextronics first generation ink uniquely suited for<br />
indoor EH applications. The current (Imax) and voltage (Vmax) performance of the flexible OPV module will be presented, along with its lifetime date. OPV module<br />
performance with Plextronics? next generation EH inks will be discussed along with new device designs as well as efforts towards improving device stability. Finally,<br />
product concepts utilizing the OPV technology in several EH applications will be presented.<br />
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