Experts from Sheffield University’s Department of Physics and Astronomy and Cambridge University have created a method of spray-coating a photovoltaic active layer using an air based process to develop a cheaper technique which can be mass produced.
Sheffield University’s Prof David Lidzey said, ‘Spray coating is currently used to apply paint to cars and in graphic printing. We have shown that it can also be used to make solar cells using specially designed plastic semiconductors. Maybe in the future surfaces on buildings and even car roofs will routinely generate electricity with these materials.
via the engineer
