The solar cell that also shines: Luminescent 'LED-type' design breaks efficiency record
Thursday, April 19, 2012 - 10:00
in Physics & Chemistry
To produce the maximum amount of energy, solar cells are designed to absorb as much light from the Sun as possible. Now researchers from the University of California, Berkeley, have suggested and demonstrated a counterintuitive concept: solar cells should be designed to be more like LEDs, able to emit light as well as absorb it.
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