Dye sensitized solar cells michael graetzel biography
Organic solar cells
Solar cells for laptops.
Plastic electronics
(Great Britain)
The 2010 Millennium Technology Prize Laureate Sir Richard Friend’s initial innovation, organic Light Emitting Diodes (LEDs), was a crucial milestone in plastic electronics.
He showed a method to use polymers as solution processed semiconductors. Electronic paper, cheap organic solar cells and illuminating wall paper are examples of the revolutionary future products his work has made possible.
In electronic devices different materials have different functions.
Dye sensitized solar cells michael graetzel biography
Traditional electronics rely on inorganic conductors such as copper and doped silicon. Copper wires conduct electricity; silicon semiconductor chips do the computing. Polymer plastics are generally insulators, blocking the passage of electrical current.
They are an excellent choice for around wires to prevent short circuits, or to shape mobile phone covers. Or so traditional thinking would suggest.
Today many new phones have touch OLED screens. OLED stands for Organic Light Emitting