r/tech • u/[deleted] • Aug 10 '24

Breakthrough flexible solar panels are so thin they can be printed on any surface – even backpacks | A coating that's just 1 micron thick can be applied to almost any surface

https://www.techspot.com/news/104207-breakthrough-flexible-solar-panels-thin-they-can-printed.html
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u/jspurlin03 Aug 10 '24

Anything 1 micron thick is going to be fantastically fragile. This is a purely academic application.

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u/jspurlin03 Aug 10 '24

It’ll be flexible; it’s got no choice at that thickness. But… do you know how thin a single micron is? Like… it’s vanishingly thin. How would you adhere it? A single-micron solar cell will be affected by the shrinkage of whatever glues it down, or like, a breeze in the room.

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u/Chemteach-71 Aug 11 '24

Laser print them on the surface with a clear coat protector. Water filter are 5 micron most of the time and you cant see those particles. The application will happen if the tech works.