Technical Progresses and Commercial Directions for OPV (Printed Electronics and Photovoltaics Europe 2011)

Dr. Mauro Morana is currently in charge for the european research program on oBHJ morphology in Konarka. He has eight years of experience in organic semiconductors and device physics of bulk heterojunction solar cells. He joined Konarka in 2005, participating and managing projects in materials and device optimization areas. Previously he was scientist in Siemens Corporate Technology, researching on innovative architectures for organic photodetectors. He gained his PhD in 2007 with a thesis on physics and applications of field-effect transistors based on polymer:fullerene BHJs. He has a master degree in Electronic Engineering in Cagliari University, gained with a thesis on a-Si solar cells, done at the ENEA Portici research laboratories.

Konarka Technologies 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. For additional information, visit http://www.konarka.com.