News tagged with organic polymer
Solar cells thinner than wavelengths of light hold huge power potential
(PhysOrg.com) -- Ultra-thin solar cells can absorb sunlight more efficiently than the thicker, more expensive-to-make silicon cells used today, because light behaves differently at scales around a nanometer, ...
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Sep 27, 2010 |
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Scientists rediscover self-healing silicone mechanism from the 1950s
(PhysOrg.com) -- Research in self-healing organic polymers has grown recently, but one simple self-healing mechanism from more than 60 years ago has been nearly forgotten until now. Using this mechanism, which ...
Jan 30, 2012 |
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'Tall order' sunlight-to-hydrogen system works, neutron analysis confirms
Researchers at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory have developed a biohybrid photoconversion system -- based on the interaction of photosynthetic plant proteins with synthetic polymers ...
Feb 03, 2011 |
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Liquid-OLED Offers More Light-Emitting Possibilities
(PhysOrg.com) -- As organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs) are poised to go mainstream in the near future, scientists continue to explore new twists on the technology. Recently, researchers have fabricated ...
Aug 14, 2009 |
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Major advance in organic solar cells
Professor Guillermo Bazan and a team of postgraduate researchers at UC Santa Barbara's Center for Polymers and Organic Solids (CPOS) today announced a major advance in the synthesis of organic polymers for plastic solar cells. ...
Oct 19, 2009 |
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A Straightforward Solution for Increasing Solar Cell Performance
(PhysOrg.com) -- Brookhaven National Laboratory researchers recently demonstrated improved stability and efficiency of a certain type of solar cell by incorporating a commercially available additive into the ...
Apr 29, 2010 |
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Major hurdle cleared for organic solar cells
Solar energy is an environmentally-friendly way of producing electricity and is considered to be one of the most appealing options for the future.
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Aug 17, 2010 |
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Plastics that convert light to electricity could have a big impact
University of Washington researchers have found a way to measure exactly how much electrical current is carried by tiny bubbles and channels that form inside nanoscale solar cells, paving the way for development ...
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Aug 04, 2009 |
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Radically simple technique developed to grow conducting polymer thin films
(PhysOrg.com) -- Oil and water don't mix, but add in some nanofibers and all bets are off.
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Nov 01, 2010 |
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Tandem polymer solar cells that set record for energy-conversion
(PhysOrg.com) -- In the effort to convert sunlight into electricity, photovoltaic solar cells that use conductive organic polymers for light absorption and conversion have shown great potential. Organic polymers ...
Feb 13, 2012 |
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How 'random' lasers work
When University of Utah scientists discovered a new kind of laser that was generated by an electrically conducting plastic or polymer, no one could explain how it worked and some doubted it was real. Now, ...
Jan 24, 2010 |
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Scientists Study How to Stack the Deck for Organic Solar Power
(PhysOrg.com) -- A new class of economically viable solar power cells--cheap, flexible and easy to make--has come a step closer to reality as a result of recent work at the National Institute of Standards ...
Jul 28, 2009 |
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Discovery brings organic solar cells a step closer
Inexpensive solar cells, vastly improved medical imaging techniques and lighter and more flexible television screens are among the potential applications envisioned for organic electronics.
Jan 15, 2009 |
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Single-crystal films could advance solar cells (w/ Video)
(PhysOrg.com) -- Cornell researchers have developed a new method to create a patterned single-crystal thin film of semiconductor material that could lead to more efficient photovoltaic cells and batteries.
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Oct 08, 2010 |
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Stable electrodes for improving printed electronics
Imagine owning a television with the thickness and weight of a sheet of paper. It will be possible, someday, thanks to the growing industry of printed electronics. The process, which allows manufacturers to ...
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Apr 19, 2012 |
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