Enhancing solar cells with nanoparticles
Tuesday, December 23, 2008 - 15:28
in Physics & Chemistry
Deriving plentiful electricity from sunlight at a modest cost is a challenge with immense implications for energy, technology, and climate policy. A paper in a special energy issue of Optics Express, the Optical Society's (OSA) open-access journal, describes a relatively new approach to solar cells: lacing them with nanoscopic metal particles. read more