H2020-NMBP-TR-IND-2019 MADRAS_Advanced materials and processing in organic electronics

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Published September 29, 2023 | Version v1
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Injection Molding Plastic Solar Cells

Creators

  • 1. Eurecat Technology Centre of Catalonia, Functional Printing and Embedded Devices Unit
  • 2. Eurecat Technology Centre of Catalonia, Polymeric and Composites Processes Unit
  • 3. Faculty of Chemical Technology Department of Graphic Arts and Photophysics, University of Pardubice
  • 4. Centre for Organic Chemistry
  • 5. GenesInk
  • 6. Aitiip, Engineering Department

Description

While organic photovoltaics are accessing specific application sectors taking advantage of their unique properties, it is important to identify as many differentiators as possible to expand the market penetration and consolidation of this technology. In this work, for the first time, the large-scale fabrication of organic photovoltaic modules embedded into structural plastic parts through industrial injection molding is demonstrated. Thermoplastic polyurethane is chosen as the injected material to show that this additional processing step can yield flexible, lightweight photovoltaic modules with enhanced device robustness and virtually unchanged performance. The critical optomechanical and physico-chemical material properties, as well as the plastic processing parameters to enable in-mold plastic solar cells with improved performance and stability, are discussed and provided with perspective.

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Funding

MADRAS – ADVANCED MATERIALS AND PROCESSING IN ORGANIC ELECTRONICS 862492
European Commission