A long sought - after «nanograss» structure promises to significantly boost the efficiency of
organic solar cells by capturing light more efficiently while also allowing the use of cheaper, lower - grade materials.
Not exact matches
To construct the
solar cell, the semiconductor molecules are deposited as thin films on glass with the same production methods used
by organic light - emitting diode manufacturers.
The performance and stability of inorganic -
organic perovskite
solar cells are also limited
by the size of the cations required for forming a correct lattice.
By contrast, semi-transparent
solar cells use, for example,
organic or dye - sensitized materials.
The
solar cells containing
organic semiconductors created at KTU were constructed and tested
by physicists at Lausanne.
Light harvesting management
by using microstructural is a promising strategy for enhancing photoactive layer absorption in
organic (OSCs) and perovskite
solar cells (PSCs).
Resume: Light harvesting management
by using microstructural is a promising strategy for enhancing photoactive layer absorption in
organic (OSCs) and perovskite
solar cells (PSCs).
A record - efficient
organic solar cell developed
by a research team of the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) via an environmentally - friendly method,...
Drawn together
by the force of nature, but pulled apart
by the force of man — it sounds like the setting for a love story, but it is also a basic description of how scientists have begun to make more efficient
organic solar cells.
These findings, published recently
by the high - impact journal Nanoscale («Tessellated gold nanostructures from Au144 (SCH2CH2Ph) 60 molecular precursors and their use in
organic solar cell enhancement»), represent a game - changing innovation that holds the potential to take
solar power mainstream and dramatically decrease the world's dependence on traditional, resource - based sources of energy, says Giovanni Fanchini from Western's Faculty of Science.
Bringing everything together, Sir Harry Kroto, Nobel Laureate for Chemistry and our Past President, talks on BBC World News about the future of renewable energy and how advances in harvesting the energy of the sun, such as
organic solar cells and artificial photosynthesis, are being inspired
by nature.
Despite their promise,
organic solar cells will be only one part of the quest to bring photovoltaics to the point where their cost - per - kilowatt is competitive with electrical power generated
by fossil fuels or nuclear energy, Chan says.