News tagged with crystalline silicon
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Group uses controlled cracking for nanofabrication
(Phys.org) -- When creating nanomaterials, cracking is generally considered a problem; it usually means something has gone wrong and the result, as with other material making processes such as glass or ceramics, ...
May 10, 2012 |
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New approach aims to slash cost of solar cells
Solar-powered electricity prices could soon approach those of power from coal or natural gas thanks to collaborative research with solar start-up Ampulse Corporation at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) ...
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Mar 06, 2012 |
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Interdigitated back-contact silicon solar cells above 23% efficiency
Imec together with its silicon photovoltaic industrial affiliation program partners Schott Solar, Total, Photovoltech, GDF-SUEZ, Solland Solar, Kaneka and Dow Corning, have demonstrated an excellent conversion ...
Dec 02, 2011 |
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Cheap and efficient solar cell made possible by linked nanoparticles
Researchers of the Chemical Engineering department and the Kavli institute of Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands have demonstrated that electrons can move freely in layers of linked semiconductor nanoparticles ...
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Sep 26, 2011 |
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Nanostructures improve solar cell efficiency
To make solar cells a competitive alternative to other renewable energy sources, researchers are investigating different alternatives. A step in the right direction is through new processes that change the ...
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
May 26, 2011 |
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Laser pulses crystallize amorphous silicon, create nanostructured surface ideal for solar-cell applications
The importance of silicon for almost every element in modern-day electronic devices and computers is due largely to its crystalline atomic structure. Crystalline silicon, however, is much more expensive to ...
Mar 04, 2011 |
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Current loss tracked down by magnetic fingerprint
Conventional solar cells made from crystalline silicon are difficult and energy-intensive to manufacture. Organic solar cells are cheaper, but have always produced less electricity. Why this is so has never been fully explained. ...
Oct 26, 2010 |
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Imec reports large-area silicon solar cells with high efficiency
At the 25th European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference (Valencia, Spain), Imec presents several large-area silicon solar cells with a conversion efficiency above 19%.
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Sep 06, 2010 |
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Dutch researchers raise energy yield of 'cheap' solar panels
Researchers from TU Delft in the Netherlands have shown how the energy yield of relatively cheap solar panels, made of amorphous silicon, can be considerably raised: from around 7 percent to 9 percent.
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Jul 06, 2010 |
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Sanyo announces world's most efficient solar module
(PhysOrg.com) -- Sanyo has announced its development of the world's most energy efficient solar module, the HIT-N230. The module was unveiled at a press conference run by Sanyo Electric's Solar Division.
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Jun 16, 2010 |
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High-energy project in high desert
The sprawling solar installations gobbling up California's deserts have a new competitor, one that claims to generate more energy at lower costs while using less open space. Known as concentrator photovoltaics, or CPV, the ...
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May 25, 2010 |
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Glitter-sized solar photovoltaics produce competitive results
Sandia National Laboratories scientists have developed tiny glitter-sized photovoltaic cells that could revolutionize the way solar energy is collected and used.
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Dec 22, 2009 |
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Argonne 'homegrown' hybrid solar cell aims for low-cost power
(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory have refined a technique to manufacture solar cells by creating tubes of semiconducting material and then "growing" ...
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Nov 10, 2009 |
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Using Nanotubes in Computer Chips
(PhysOrg.com) -- MIT materials scientists have developed a new technique for growing carbon nanotubes that could replace the vertical wires in chips, permitting denser packing of circuits.
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Sep 10, 2009 |
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Cheaper Solar Power's Time Has Come
(PhysOrg.com) -- Solar power manufacturers in the US are cutting prices to shift their stock, the government is chipping in with tax credits, and innovative leasing or financing arrangements spreading payments ...
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Sep 07, 2009 |
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