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Washing away barriers

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Light-weight and stretchable, organic photovoltaics offer unique integration prospects. Now, organic solar cells and modules can also be washed while maintaining good photoconversion efficiencies.

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Fig. 1: Photovoltaic market categorized according to power and area demand.

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  1. Department of Material Science, Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nürnberg, Martensstrasse 7, 91058, Erlangen, Germany

    Ning Li & Christoph J. Brabec

  2. ZAE Bayern e.V., Division Renewable Energies, Immerwahrstrasse 2, D-91058, Erlangen, Germany

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Li, N., Brabec, C.J. Washing away barriers. Nat Energy 2, 772–773 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41560-017-0011-1

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