Title :
The technical and broader societal impact of organic photovoltaics
Author :
Jackson, Roderick K. ; Placendia, Diogenes ; Domercq, Cecile ; Armstrong, Neil ; Graham, Samuel
Abstract :
The need to develop alternative sources of energy has reached a critical level. Organic photovoltaics (OPVs) represent a next generation of solar cell technologies that will compete to be one of many viable solutions to this energy resource problem, with particular utility in low power consumption devices. To fully realize the technical and societal benefits of OPVs as an energy resource, research and development of the technical and performance status of OPVs is warranted along with a concomitant appreciation of the impact of policy and the environment.
Keywords :
photovoltaic cells; renewable energy sources; alternative energy source; energy resource; organic photovoltaics; solar cell technology; Costs; Electrodes; Heterojunctions; Indium tin oxide; Investments; Optical films; Photovoltaic cells; Production; Renewable energy resources; Vacuum technology;
Conference_Titel :
Electronics and the Environment, 2008. ISEE 2008. IEEE International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2272-2
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2298-2
DOI :
10.1109/ISEE.2008.4562868
