Organic electronics and photovoltaics

Hey everyone, this post is about Organic electronics. It is a cost saving emerging technology that I(Monica) think will benefit society.

What is it?
Organic electronics is a type of printed electronics. It's basically the use of organic materials, for exmaple, polymers, to create electronic circuits and devices. Comapred to the traditional  semiconductors (silicon-based) that are fabricated with expensive photolithographic techniques, organic electronics can be printed using low-cost, scalable processes such as ink jet printing, making them extremely cheap compared with traditional electronics devices, both in terms of the cost per device and the capital equipment required to produce them.


I think that although organic electronics would be slower than the traditional silicone electronics, they have the potential to provide a massive decrease in cost and versatility. The cost implications of printed mass-produced solar photovoltaic collectors, for example, could accelerate the transition to renewable energy.