Science news articles about 'solar cell materials'

... stayed free for up to 12 picoseconds, or trillionths of a second -- not unusual compared to some solar cell materials. But electrons in the triplet state stayed free 7 million times longer -- up to ...

... with the vision outlined by President Obama, it is exciting that the range of promising solar cell materials is expanding, ideally just as a national renewable energy strategy takes shape," said ...

... tiny bits of silver to the plastic boosts the materials' electrical current generation. Paul Berger, ... production cost of polymers compared to other solar cell materials, you'd still have to boost ...

... be five to seven years before plastic solar panels will be mass produced but Buriak adds ... technology belongs to plastic. "Plastic solar cell material will be made cheaply and quickly and in massive ...

... for Brain Surgeons New Optics for Improved Solar Power Generators Using Algae to Convert Sunlight ... percent. They then use different types of solar cell materials that each optimally absorbs energy ...

... no longer mean large panels of photovoltaic cells atop flat surfaces like roofs. ... optical fibers and coated with dye-sensitized solar cell materials, researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology ...