The aim of the proposed joint project is to develop a new technology for the production of textile solar cells (DSCs), which serve the mobile power supply from renewable energies. The solar fabrics can be integrated into clothing (“Smart Textiles”), for example, and should be stable against the high mechanical stresses and environmental influences that occur, for example, when a garment is worn and washed. DSC-based solar fabrics are designed to meet the most important requirements for a portable energy source: they are lightweight, mechanically stable and yet flexible. In contrast to conventional silicon solar cells, their production is much simpler and more cost-effective since no vacuum coatings with toxic and explosive gases are required.

The project is financed by the Free State of Thuringia under the number 2016 FE 9028 and co-financed by the European Union within the framework of the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF).