Nanowires will boost solar cell efficiency
Wednesday, May 14, 2008 - 09:56
in Physics & Chemistry
University of California, San Diego electrical engineers have created experimental solar cells spiked with nanowires that could lead to highly efficient thin-film solar cells of the future. Indium phosphide (InP) nanowires can serve as electron superhighways that carry electrons kicked loose by photons of light directly to the device's electron-attracting electrode - and this scenario could boost thin-film solar cell efficiency, according to research recently published in NanoLetters...
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