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Researchers develop cheap golden window electrodes for organic solar cells

Gabriel — Wed, 06 Apr 2011 20:09:08 +0000

Researchers at the University of Warwick have developed a gold plated window as the transparent electrode for organic solar cells. Contrary to what one might expect, these electrodes have the potential to be relatively cheap since the thickness of gold used is only 8 billionths of a metre. This ultra-low thickness means that even at […]

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Nanotechnology has increased efficiency of organic solar cells

Gabriel — Wed, 23 Feb 2011 18:48:44 +0000

In the solar energy field researchers are using the latest developments in nanotechnology to work on very small solar cells. Researchers are testing different ways to make them more efficient. Flexible sheets of organic solar cells have entered another niche than silicon-based solar cells. A researcher who is using nanotechnology on the active layer of […]

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Organic Solar Cells Using Graphene Electrodes

Adrian — Sat, 08 Jan 2011 20:50:15 +0000

The better manner of making solar cells inexpensive, lightweight and flexible is to use organic compounds instead of expensive and highly purified silicon. Researchers had difficulties to carry the current to and from the solar cells and it also has been hard to make electrodes using materials that can match the organic cells’ flexibility, transparency […]

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Windows that absorb solar energy

Gabriel — Wed, 03 Nov 2010 19:58:45 +0000

Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory and Los Alamos National Laboratory have fabricated transparent thin films capable of absorbing light and generating electric charge over a relatively large area. The material, described in the journal Chemistry of Materials, could be used to develop transparent solar panels or even windows that […]

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Environmental Impact of Organic Solar Cells

Gabriel — Sat, 18 Sep 2010 18:46:45 +0000

Solar energy could be a central alternative to petroleum-based energy production. However, current solar-cell technology often does not produce the same energy yield and is more expensive to mass-produce. In addition, information on the total effect of solar energy production on the environment is incomplete, experts say. To better understand the energy and environmental benefits […]

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