Decal-like application process allows thin, flexible solar panels to be applied to virtually any surface
Thursday, December 20, 2012 - 09:00
in Physics & Chemistry
For all their promise, solar cells have frustrated scientists in one crucial regard – most are rigid. They must be deployed in stiff, often heavy, fixed panels, limiting their applications. So researchers have been trying to get photovoltaics to loosen up. The ideal: flexible, decal-like solar panels that can be peeled off like band-aids and stuck to virtually any surface, from papers to window panes.