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The biggest opportunity for OLED displays and organic photovoltaics is when these devices can be flexible, allowing them to be more robust, versatile and made in large areas compared to conventional displays and photovoltaics. However, many of the materials used in OLED displays and organic photovoltaics are sensitive to the environment, limiting their lifetime. These materials can be protected using substrates and barriers such as glass and metal, but this results in a rigid device and does not satisfy the applications demanding flexible devices. Plastic substrates and transparent flexible encapsulation barriers can be used, but these offer little protection to oxygen and water, resulting in the devices rapidly degrading. In order to achieve device lifetimes of tens of thousands of hours, water vapor transmission rates (WVTR) must be 10-6 g/m2/day, and oxygen transmission rates (OTR) must be < 10-3 cm3/m2/day. For Organic Photovoltaics, the required WVTR is not as stringent as OLEDs require but is still very high at a level of 10-5 g/m2/day. These transmission rates are several orders of magnitude smaller than what is possible using any plastic substrate, and they can also be several orders of magnitude smaller than what can be measured using common equipment (MOCON) designed for this purpose. For these (and other) reasons, there has been intense interest in developing transparent barrier materials with much lower permeabilities. This concise and unique report from IDTechEx gives an in-depth review to the needs, emerging solutions and players. It addresses specific topics such as: - Companies which are active in the development of high barrier films and their achievements on the field to date. - Surface smoothness and defects (such as cracks and pinholes) and the effect that these characteristics would have on the barrier behavior of the materials studied. - Traditional methods of measurement of permeability are reaching the end of their abilities. The MOCON WVTR measurement device, which has been an industry standard, cannot give adequate measurements at the low levels of permeability required for Organic Photovoltaics and OLEDs. Other methods of measurement and equipment developed are being discussed. - Forecasts for OLEDs and OPV, in order to understand the influence that the development of flexible barriers would have at the mass deployment and adoption of these technologies. For those developing flexible electronics, seeking materials needs and opportunities, this is a must-read report. For more information please click on: http://www.researchandmarkets.com/product/58ebc0/barrier_films_for_flexible_electronics_needs Pricing: Electronic (Single User) : EUR 2145 Electronic and Hard Copy (Single User) : EUR 2345 Ordering - Three easy ways to place your order: 1] Order online at http://www.researchandmarkets.com/product/58ebc0/barrier_films_for_flexible_electronics_needs 2] Order by fax: Print an Order form from http://www.researchandmarkets.com/product/58ebc0/barrier_films_for_flexible_electronics_needs and Fax to +353 1 4100 980 3] Order by mail: Print an Order form from http://www.researchandmarkets.com/product/58ebc0/barrier_films_for_flexible_electronics_needs and post to Research and Markets Ltd. Guinness Center, Taylors Lane, Dublin 8. Ireland. Thank you for your consideration. Best Regards, Rachel Thompson Senior Manager Research and Markets Ltd rachel.thompson@researchandmarkets.com Silicon photocells are seen in many places but the technology is limited. Crystalline silicon will never give tightly rollable devices let alone transparent ones or even low cost power generation on flexible substrates. Fortunately there are many new alternatives. Proprietary nano-particle silicon printing processes are developed by companies such as innovalight and Kovio and it promises many of the photovoltaic features that conventional silicon can never achieve. It can be printed reel to reel on stainless steel or other high temperature substrates. However, most of the work on the next generation of photovoltaics is directed at printing onto low cost flexible polymer film and ultimately on common packaging materials. The main contenders are currently: - CIGS - CdTe - DSSC - Organic Photovoltaics Several companies, universities and research institutes are hard at work in different development stages of these technologies with large scale plants being built across the globe. Report covering all aspects of the new photovoltaics This comprehensive report gives a thorough analysis of printed and thin film photovoltaics and batteries, with detailed profiles of 57 companies working on the many different types of technologies. The report covers companies, research institutes and universities that are active in developing and commercializing thin film technologies for photovoltaics and batteries. Photovoltaic technologies covered include CIGS, CdTe, DSSC, a-Si and organic photovoltaics. Learn how these technologies (each at a different stage of development and adoption) are driven forward by both government and leading companies in the field. The report also describes materials (both organic and inorganic) and device structures as well as various high-speed printing technologies employed. Forecasts are given by technology type for photovoltaics technologies and batteries for ten years with 20 year outlook. We find that the market for thin film photovoltaics beyond thin film silicon technologies will reach at least $3 billion in 2012 after a slow ramp up and grow rapidly after that to $8 billion in 2014. The global solar energy market is expected to reach $34 billion in 2010 and $100 billion in 2050 and most of that latter figure is expected to be achieved by non-silicon photovoltaics. Along with other manufacturing techniques, printing (or printing-like) technologies are gradually being adopted (Nanosolar, G24 Innovations in the PV sector, Power Paper, Solicore and Thin Battery technology in the batteries sector), as they can be considered to be some of the fastest, least expensive and highest volume manufacturing techniques. With printed electronics becoming more prevalent, there is an increasing need for power to supply them; printing is amenable to a large number of different types of devices with the possibility of integration (e.g. to provide onboard power etc.) This report provides a comprehensive list of key companies that are active in each of the thin film photovoltaic and battery technologies. Compiled and analyzed by Dr Harry Zervos, company profiles are given along with 20 year forecasts for the growth of the market share of these technologies. Dr Bruce Kahn, consultant and academic, gives a thorough analysis of the science and technology behind thin film photovoltaics and batteries, as well as a comparison of different high-speed printing techniques. For more information please click on: http://www.researchandmarkets.com/product/124246/printed_and_thin_film_photovoltaics_and_batte Pricing: Electronic (Single User) : EUR 2145 Electronic and Hard Copy (Single User) : EUR 2345 Ordering - Three easy ways to place your order: 1] Order online at http://www.researchandmarkets.com/product/124246/printed_and_thin_film_photovoltaics_and_batte 2] Order by fax: Print an Order form from http://www.researchandmarkets.com/product/124246/printed_and_thin_film_photovoltaics_and_batte and Fax to +353 1 4100 980 3] Order by mail: Print an Order form from http://www.researchandmarkets.com/product/124246/printed_and_thin_film_photovoltaics_and_batte and post to Research and Markets Ltd. Guinness Center, Taylors Lane, Dublin 8. Ireland. Thank you for your consideration. Best Regards, Laura Wood Senior Manager Research and Markets Ltd laura.wood@researchandmarkets.com
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