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What are organic photovoltaics?

Organic photovoltaics, also known as organic solar cells or OPVs, aim to convert sunlight into electrical energy using organic materials as the active layer.

How can organic photovoltaics improve the operational life of solar modules?

A high water and oxygen barrier and stable encapsulation process can increase the operational lifetime of module devices. Organic photovoltaics (OPVs) are an emerging solar cell technology that is cost-effective 1, 2, 3, lightweight 4, 5 and flexible 4, 6, 7, 8.

Does organic photovoltaic technology have low power conversion efficiency?

Nature Reviews Electrical Engineering 1, 581–596 (2024) Cite this article Organic photovoltaic (OPV) technology is flexible, lightweight, semitransparent and ecofriendly, but it has historically suffered from low power conversion efficiency (PCE).

Do organic photovoltaics promise cheap and flexible solar energy?

Nature Communications 13, Article number: 2827 (2022) Cite this article Organic photovoltaics (OPVs) promise cheap and flexible solar energy.

Are organic photovoltaics and thermoelectric devices a promising research area?

Organic photovoltaics (solar cells) and thermoelectric devices have emerged as significant research areas, attracting considerable attention (Koga et al. 2016; Pal et al. 2018; Luber and Buriak 2013; Zhang and Gao 2022; Sampaio and González 2022).

How efficient are large-area organic photovoltaic modules?

Prog. Photovoltaics Res. Appl. 29, 24–31 (2021). Basu, R. et al. Large-area organic photovoltaic modules with 14.5% certified world record efficiency. Joule 8, 970–978 (2024). This article demonstrates the fabrication of state-of-the-art large-area, high-efficiency organic photovoltaic modules.