Gravure Printing of Polymer Solar Cells

The presentation will summarize research conducted within the Flexible Electronics theme at CSIRO in Australia, with particular emphasis on the printing of polymer solar cells. Issues encompassed by the presentation will include:

Dr Scott Watkins is the Stream Leader for Organic Photovoltaics in CSIRO's Future Manufacturing Flagship and is based in the Division of Molecular and Health Technologies, Melbourne, Victoria. Scott has a PhD in Chemistry from the University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia. Between 2000 and 2004 Scott worked with Opsys Ltd and Cambridge Display Technologies in the UK on the development of light-emitting polymers for display and lighting applications. Scott joined CSIRO in 2004 to work on materials and applications in the field of plastic electronics and has led projects on both OLEDs and OPVs.

The Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) is an Australian based science and research agency, employing 6,500 staff members at more than 50 sites, Australia wide and overseas. CSIRO's expertise is organised into 16 divisions with topics of national challenge or opportunities are handled in Flagship programmes. The projects are usually funded by the government as well as from industry. The focus of CSIRO is in delivering great science and innovative solutions for academia, industry, society and the environment.