Feb

5

Better Solar Cells From Understanding Charge Separation

February 5, 2014 | Leave a Comment

A new understanding of the basic science of charge separation offers new insight on making cheaper organic solar cells.  The researchers suggest improved design rules for making more efficient solar cells in the future. Penn State electrical engineer Noel Giebink with lead author Bethany Bernardo, an undergraduate in his group, and colleagues at IMEC in […]

Oct

11

The Low Cost Solar Cell Could Get Much Better

October 11, 2010 | 6 Comments

A team of researchers from North Carolina State University and the U.K. has found that the low rate of energy conversion in all-polymer photovoltaic solar-cell technology is caused by the structure of the solar cells themselves. Dr. Harald Ade, professor of physics at NCSU explains, “Solar cells have to be simultaneously thick enough to absorb […]

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