| Researchers: Quantum Dots Boost Solar Cell Efficiency by 45% |
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| Source: Renewable Energy World |
| Tuesday, January 24, 2012 |
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The U. of Buffalo (NY) says adding quantum dots into solar cells could increase their efficiency by a whopping 45%. Their research, published in last May in the journal Nano Letters, says that embedding quantum dots allows the cells to harvest infrared light, and also increase the lifetime of photoelectrons. |
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