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Organic photovoltaics

Strengthen the connections

Achieving good electrical contact without damaging underlying layers is critical to the performance of photovoltaic modules. Research now reports a silver electrode embedded into a polymer matrix and a silver/chromium protection layer, enabling over 14%-efficient flexible organic photovoltaic modules with improved stability under illumination.

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Fig. 1: Structure and stability of a flexible OPV module.

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Shin, EY., Son, H.J. Strengthen the connections. Nat Energy (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41560-024-01526-6

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