OPV Market is Beginning to See Gains

While OPV manufacturers are heading toward commercialization, researchers are developing new approaches that offer promise.

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By: DAVID SAVASTANO

Contributing Editor, Coatings World and Ink World

When the idea of flexible and printed electronics first came to prominence, solar was one of the key potential markets. Screenprinting is already used in traditional solar operations to print the backplane, among other areas. The vision was to be able to print solar materials onto flexible substrates, thus reducing costs and increasing production. With this dream in place, a wide range of entrepreneurs headed to the marketplace, with venture capital groups providing lots of funding. Companies...

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