http://www.solarpowertoday.com.au/solar-roof-paint-soon-feasible-973/
Solar Paint - New version of Solar Power
Solar Paint is an environmentally friendly solar cell technology that will allow every household in the world to generate their own electricity, affordably and sustainably.
The invention involves the development of a completely printable organic solar cell based on semiconducting polymer nanoparticles dispersed in water. Essentially these tiny particles in suspension are a water-based paint, which can be printed or coated over large areas. In the first instance these coatings will be put onto plastic sheets that can be placed on the roof of a house. However, in the longer term it will be possible to directly paint a roof or building surface.
The invention involves the development of a completely printable organic solar cell based on semiconducting polymer nanoparticles dispersed in water. Essentially these tiny particles in suspension are a water-based paint, which can be printed or coated over large areas. In the first instance these coatings will be put onto plastic sheets that can be placed on the roof of a house. However, in the longer term it will be possible to directly paint a roof or building surface.
About the Inventor
Professor Paul Dastoor is a Professor of Physics at the University of Newcastle in Australia. He received his B.A. degree in Natural Sciences and his PhD in Surface Physics, also from the University of Cambridge. After completing his doctorate he joined the Surface Chemistry Department at British Steel before taking up his present appointment at the University of Newcastle. He was an EPSRC Visiting Research Fellow at Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge, UK in 2002 and a CCLRC Visiting Research Fellow at the Daresbury Laboratory, Cheshire, UK in 2004 – 05. He has published over 60 papers in refereed journals and has extensive commercialisation experience with 3 patents. He is the Founding Director of the Centre for Organic Electronics at the University of Newcastle that is focussed on the development of electronic devices based on semi-conducting polymers. These exciting materials offer the tantalising prospect of paints that generate electricity directly from sunlight.
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