In Solar Cells, Tweaking the Tiniest of Parts Yields Big Jump in Efficiency
January 20, 2012
January 20, 2012
BUFFALO, N.Y., Jan. 20 -- The State University of New York at Buffalo issued the following news release:
By tweaking the smallest of parts, a trio of University at Buffalo engineers is hoping to dramatically increase the amount of sunlight that solar cells convert into electricity.
With military colleagues, the UB researchers have shown that embedding charged quantum dots into photovoltaic cells can improve electrical output by enabling the cells to harvest infrared . . .
By tweaking the smallest of parts, a trio of University at Buffalo engineers is hoping to dramatically increase the amount of sunlight that solar cells convert into electricity.
With military colleagues, the UB researchers have shown that embedding charged quantum dots into photovoltaic cells can improve electrical output by enabling the cells to harvest infrared . . .