{"id":9471,"date":"2023-06-11T13:07:14","date_gmt":"2023-06-11T11:07:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ecotechnology.wp.local\/good-practice\/%gp_category%\/die-leichteste-solarzelle-der-welt\/"},"modified":"2026-02-12T13:06:07","modified_gmt":"2026-02-12T12:06:07","slug":"the-lightest-solar-cell-in-the-world","status":"publish","type":"goodpractice","link":"https:\/\/www.ecotechnology.at\/en\/good-practice\/power\/the-lightest-solar-cell-in-the-world\/","title":{"rendered":"The lightest solar cell in the world"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"9471\" class=\"elementor elementor-9471 elementor-3722\" data-elementor-post-type=\"goodpractice\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-271af20e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"271af20e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6e43f560\" data-id=\"6e43f560\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-587e4b54 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"587e4b54\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This ratio is created by the fact that the energy generating elements make up 1\/3 of the cell and the underlying substrate, predominantly plastic film, occupies only 2\/3 of the cell. In contrast, in conventional solar cells of this type, the substrate occupies more than 99%.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-26be8f6f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"26be8f6f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2f9339b2\" data-id=\"2f9339b2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d6335f2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d6335f2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The newly developed solar cells have the advantage of being very flexible with a weight of 4 grams and a thickness of only two micrometers.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1500e59 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1500e59\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-64c5b9b5\" data-id=\"64c5b9b5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d4bfcb4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d4bfcb4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In addition, the innovative solar cell, when applied also to rubber, is expandable, resulting in a series of new applications. These areas include, for example, the &amp; nbsp; Robotics, synthetic skin or e-textiles.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-223b660f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"223b660f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-582fb8fb\" data-id=\"582fb8fb\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-331c3309 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"331c3309\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Since this system is also applicable for use in electrical circuits, there are already successor projects to this innovative research area at the University of Linz.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-144f76c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"144f76c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-72aeab3\" data-id=\"72aeab3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bcb877b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bcb877b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Further Informationen <a href=\"http:\/\/www.jku.at\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">LINK<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Researchers at the Johannes Kepler University, together with colleagues from the University of Tokyo, have succeeded in an innovation in the field of flexible organic solar cells. 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