Alan J. Heeger Optimism Is Expected Fastest Three Years, Plastic Solar Cells Into The Ordinary People Home

"Conductive plastics can," in 2000, Heeger Professor because of this study was that the Nobel Prize. Yesterday, the 72-year-old professor Alan J. Heeger invited to China South China University of Technology in his speech, he expressed optimism: the fastest three years, people will be expected to use a more environmentally friendly clean energy in a more energy-efficient solar cells - plastic.

Heeger professor in yesterday's speech, described this new type of more environmentally friendly energy products picture of the future: it produced low-cost, simple production processes, but also through the ink-jet printing, and rolling processing, printing large areas of film, If such a notebook computer batteries embedded in the surface, they can at any time in the light conditions under the charge; housing roofs, windows if the coverage of this film, will be able to meet the daily electricity…… At present, after the United States, Japan, China and many countries Scientists efforts, the plastic solar photovoltaic conversion rate of 1 percent to 4 percent, some laboratories have produced close to 60 percent of the devices, but the distance between the industrialization of the requirements of 10 percent still some distance. "When can enter the stage of industrialization, it should be decided by science," but still optimistic Heeger is expected fastest three years, plastic solar cells is expected to enter the general public, and thus the benefit of mankind.

In his speech, Professor Heeger students to ask, how in the field of science and engineering achievements, Heeger said Professor Kwok-him on China's own education system and do not quite understand, but he can certainly point is: "creativity is very important, Spirit of adventure! "Heeger, said that in some countries, people are used to maintain consistency, creativity and risk-taking is not encouraged, but in the United States, independence, the courage to take the risk, dare to do something others can not do is Was praised, young people are willing to try new things.

Source: 南方都市报 Jun. 12, 2008