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Polymer power

Nature Photonics volume 3, pages 447–449 (2009)Cite this article

With efficiencies continually improving, polymer solar-cell technology is now leaving the lab and entering the marketplace. Many challenges remain, however, including the development of reliable manufacturing processes and improvement of the lifetimes of these low-cost, flexible cells.

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Figure 1: Prototypes developed at Solarmer energy, where polymer solar cells are integrated with consumer products.

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Figure 2: Typical solar cells.
Figure 3: Translucent polymer solar cells of different colours and transparencies.

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Figure 4: An artist's rendition of flexible polymer solar cells (PSCs) integrated into an awning.

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  1. Vishal Shrotriya is at Solarmer Energy, Inc., 3445 Fletcher Avenue, El Monte, California 91731, USA. vishals@solarmer.com,

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Shrotriya, V. Polymer power. Nature Photon 3, 447–449 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1038/nphoton.2009.130

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