Scientists at the Fraunhofer IPMS have succeeded in fabricating a large solar cell module (80 x 20cm) based on organic solar cells, which will be presented for the first time at the EU PVSEC 2010.
The organic solar cells are based on organic molecules, evaporated under high-vacuum conditions.
Therefore, the molecules are deposited on a transparent conductive substrate such as glass or web by physical vapour deposition.
The solar cell module consists of four submodules based on 200 x 200mm2 glass substrates.
Easy scalability for larger and customer-specific systems is been given due to the modular approach.
The modules could be interconnected serial or parallel to offer optimum performance, depending on the application.
The equipment of the Fraunhofer IPMS offers optimum infrastructure for research and development, and to evaluate and develop customer-specific solar cells under production-related conditions.
The development of the technology for processing organic solar cells has been grant-aided by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research within the OPEG-project (No 13N9717).
The European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition (EU PVSEC) 2010 will take place on 6 to 9 September 2010, in Valencia, Spain.
