White paper on materials for thin film, organic PV

GLEN ALLEN, USA: NanoMarkets, a leading industry analyst firm, has released a new white paper that addresses the opportunities for materials suppliers for thin film and organic photovoltaics.

The paper was drawn from a recently released report, Materials Markets for Thin Film and Organic Photovoltaics. It can be downloaded from the firm's Web site.

This white paper identifies the opportunities and challenges for materials suppliers in the rapidly growing thin film and organic photovoltaics sector. It examines each of the major materials classes used in this sector and discusses where the most profitable areas are likely to be found for specialty chemicals firms and similar firms.

The paper also looks at the evolving relationship between materials suppliers and solar panel manufacturers and the factors for materials suppliers to take into consideration in assessing the size and growth of the opportunities available to them. The markets for photoactive materials are the primary concern of this paper, but it also discusses the market for contact materials and other materials used in the "new PV."