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Investigating Crack Propagation Of Pedot:Pss In An Organic/Inorganic Hybrid Solar Device, Kyle C. Abrahamson

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The Department of Mechanical Engineering at Union College in conjunction with the Department of Chemistry and Biological Sciences are presently involved in the research and development of thin film solar nanocomposites. The thin film solar nanocomposite solar devices offer a cheaper alternative to solar technology, however the efficiencies of these thin film solar devices are very low compared to their silicon-based counterparts. The group’s ultimate goal is to produce a flexible solar cell with efficiencies that are comparable to traditional silicon-based solar cells. The collaboration of the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Union College has provided new insights that could …