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Volume 9 Issue 7, July 2024

Getting flexible

Flexible organic photovoltaic modules suffer from poor operational and mechanical stability. Lu et al. embed the metal electrode into a polymeric matrix and add a chromium layer to enhance the electrical contact between adjacent subcells. This results in 14%-efficient modules with over 900 hours of operation and improved tolerance to bending.

See Lu et al. and News and Views by Shin and Son

Image: Xin Lu, Huazhong University of Science and Technology. Cover design: Thomas Phillips.

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