# A printable, flexible, organic solar cell

- Institution: TED
- Department: TED@Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany
- Speaker: Hannah Bürckstümmer
- Year: 2017
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Earth and environment
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/hannah_burckstummer_a_printable_flexible_organic_solar_cell)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Tweens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

Unlike the solar cells you're used to seeing, organic photovoltaics are made of compounds that are dissolved in ink and can be printed and molded using simple techniques. The result is a low-weight, flexible, semi-transparent film that turns the energy of the sun into electricity. Hannah Bürckstümmer shows us how they're made -- and how they could change the way we power the world.

## Lectures

1. [A printable, flexible, organic solar cell](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/hannah_burckstummer_a_printable_flexible_organic_solar_cell/433bcd357c40), 11 min (TED's player)