Konarka Research and Development Expert Invited Speaker at Organic Microelectronics & Optoelectronics Workshop
Dr. Srini Balasubramanian to Speak on Importance of Morphology in Donor Acceptor Composite Organic Solar Cells – Tuesday, July 7, 2009 – San Francisco, Calif.
Konarka Technologies, Inc., an innovator in development and commercialization of Konarka Power Plastic®, a material that converts light to energy, today announced that Dr. Srini Balasubramanian, research and development lab manager at Konarka, is an invited speaker at the Organic Microelectronics & Optoelectronics Workshop and will be presenting, “On the Importance of Morphology in Donor Acceptor Composite Organic Solar Cells,” on Tuesday, July 7, 2009 in San Francisco, Calif. The event is a joint workshop sponsored by the American Chemical Society (ACS), the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) and the Materials Research Society (MRS).
WHAT: Dr. Srini Balasubramanian, research and development lab manager at Konarka, is speaking at the Organic Microelectronics & Optoelectronics Workshop
WHEN: Tuesday, July 7, 2009 at 1:30 p.m.
WHERE: Marriott San Francisco, 55 4th Street, San Francisco, CA 94103
Dr. Balasubramanian will be discussing low-cost photovoltaic cells, which are light and flexible, and could open up many new applications for solar cells, including self-powered electronic newspapers to self sufficient buildings. Among various thin film techniques, solution processed organic solar cells have the highest potential for true low cost technology since production requires only low temperature solution coating with low resolution. Photovoltaic elements based on donor acceptor composites, being manufactured by printing and coating techniques from reel to reel, are not only scientifically interesting but highly attractive from a cost standpoint.
Dr. Balasubramanian was part of the Molecular Technologies’ team of scientists who, together with Konarka founding scientist, the late Dr. Sukant Tripathy, initially developed advanced photovoltaic technology for soldiers under the coordination and support of the U.S. Army's Natick, Massachusetts Laboratory. Dr. Balasubramanian holds patents in organic photovoltaic cells and is a frequent speaker on the topic, including most recently at the University of Minnesota for the Industrial Partnership for Research in Interfacial and Materials Engineering meeting.
On Monday, July 6 through Thursday, July 9, the workshop is expected to bring a broad spectrum of chemists, materials scientists, physicists and engineers together from both industry and academia to share information in the emerging fields of organic microelectronics and optoelectronics. The goal is to build an interdisciplinary community working on applications such as radio-frequency identification (RFID), displays, sensors, photovoltaics and optical devices while addressing some of the scientific and manufacturing challenges to help advance these technologies more rapidly, effectively and economically.
About Konarka Technologies, Inc.
Konarka develops and manufactures solar plastic films that convert light to energy – anywhere. As the leading developer of polymer-based, organic photovoltaic (OPV) technology that provides a source of renewable power in a variety of form factors, Konarka has a broad portfolio of patents, technology licenses and an accomplished technical, scientific and manufacturing team. Manufactured at low cost and low energy consumption, the company's Konarka Power Plastic® technology is lightweight, flexible, scalable and adaptable for use in a variety of commercial, industrial, government and consumer applications. Konarka Technologies is headquartered in Lowell, Mass., U.S.A. and has a full scale production manufacturing facility in New Bedford, Mass. U.S.A., with European headquarters in Nurnberg, Germany, business development offices in Asia and a research and development facility in Austria.
Source: Konarka Technologies
