Sentences with phrase «solar cell structure»

Thanks to a breakthrough in solar cell structure and encapsulation techniques by the Frauenhofer Institute, solar cells integrated into complex surfaces are expected to be on the shelves by the end of this year.

Not exact matches

Solar cells don't just cover the tops of the wings — they're an integral part of the structure.

When combined with other polymers, the structures could also convert light into electricity and serve as the basis for a novel type of solar cell.

In the high magnification colorized image of atomic structure in multiple layers typical for a solar cell, the junction of a layer of the transparent hole - conducting material (primarily yellow) with an electron - conducting layer (primarily green) is shown.

In the meantime, nanoscale carbon structures are being developed for fast - charging batteries, efficient solar cells, and implantable drug - delivery capsules.

Researchers have now used the moth eye structure as the basis of a highly efficient solar absorbing cell.

ORNL co-authors of the paper, titled «Structure and Compositional Dependence on the CdTexSe1 - x Alloy Layer Photoactivity in CdTe - based Solar Cells,» are Wei Guo, Karren More and Donovan Leonard.

«We have shown that the amount of selenium incorporated into the cadmium - tellurium controls whether the small crystals inside the solar cell form as crystal structure A or crystal structure B,» Poplawsky said.

For this study, researchers studied four solar cells with different selenium contents — and corresponding changes in crystal structure — and learned that the one with the highest level of selenium did not perform well.

Why Engineers Want It Like the moth eye, butterfly wings can improve sunlight absorption, and their relatively flat structure may make it even easier to apply the feature to solar cells.

Researchers have been able to improve the efficiency of solar cells by coating the cell surface with extremely small nanoscale structures.

A team of researchers led by North Carolina State University has found that stacking materials that are only one atom thick can create semiconductor junctions that transfer charge efficiently, regardless of whether the crystalline structure of the materials is mismatched — lowering the manufacturing cost for a wide variety of semiconductor devices such as solar cells, lasers and LEDs.

Making solar cells from cadmium telluride «is a much more robust and forgiving process and material structure.»

These structures also scatter the light that enters the glass, helping more of the light reach the semiconductor material within the solar cell, where it is converted into power.

«This is some of the first evidence that electrons and holes could still interact like this across such a long distance,» commented Professor Adachi, «so this structure may also be a useful tool for studying and understanding the physics of excitons to design better OLEDs and organic solar cells in the future.»

This study reveals the importance of the buffer layer structure and composition, and is expected to be a valuable step for the development of next - generation CIGS solar cells.

Researchers have shown that defects in the molecular structure of perovskites — a material which could revolutionise the solar cell industry — can be «healed» by exposing it to light and just the right amount of humidity.

Professor Masanobu Izaki and colleagues at Toyohashi University of Technology, in collaboration with researchers at the Research Center for Photovoltaic Technologies, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, have analyzed the structure of a zinc - based buffer layer in a CIGS solar cell at SPring8 (the world's largest third - generation synchrotron radiation facility, located in Hyogo Prefecture, Japan).

Tiny defects in perovskite's crystalline structure can hamper the conversion of light into electricity in a solar cell, but «what we're finding is that there are some defects that can be healed under light,» says Stranks, who is a Marie Curie Fellow jointly at MIT and Cambridge University in the U.K..

«Glass with switchable opacity could improve solar cells and LEDs: Nanoscale «grass» structures also enable smart glass that switches from hazy to clear in presence of water.»

With the help of EDMR, electrically detected magnetic resonance, an ultrasensitive method of measurement, they were able to determine the local defects» structure by detecting their magnetic fingerprint in the photo current of the solar cell under a magnetic field and microwave radiation.

At Helmholtz Zentrum Berlin, they are needed to understand the deep, inner structure of matter to improve solar cells, for example, or to answer long - standing questions in archaeology, biology and many other fields of research.

This research is providing fundamental knowledge about the relationship between electronic properties and molecular structure of materials that could be used in solar cells.

Scientists have developed a new solar cell coating based on amorphous silicon that combines the features of an electrode and those of a light - trapping structure.

Using Argonne's Advanced Photon Source, researchers analyzed how organic solar cells» crystal structures develop as they are produced under different conditions.

Researchers have combined these structures to create nanophotonic counterparts of integrated circuits, as well as more efficient solar cells, ultra-small lasers and sensors, and more powerful optical microscopes.

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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.

The new prototype will be made with an 14,000 mAh internal battery, 27 amorphous silicon solar cells (each about 3.7 inches), and an easy - to - assemble tree structure that can be customized.

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The solar device is comprised of two thin polymer solar cells that can be made in shades from light green and gray to brown, which allows them to blend in with the surface of buildings or other structures.

Tesla and SolarCity developed a solar roof system that integrates the solar cells and modules inside the structure of the roof rather than just panels on a roof.

Whereas «Diogene's» exterior corresponds to the image of a simple house, it is in truth a highly complex technical structure, equipped with various installations and technical systems that are necessary to guarantee its self - sufficiency and independence from the local infrastructure: Photovoltaic cells and solar modules, a rainwater tank, a biological toilet, natural ventilation, triple glazing.

Using photoconductive atomic force microscopy to study the structures of the cells at the nanoscale level, the researchers were able to map photocurrent generation and open circuit voltage in the active layer of the solar cell — two properties that affect the conversion efficiency.

Monocrystalline - solar cells that are grown using a process (the Czochralski process) that produces a uniform crystal structure that is sliced to make solar cells.