News tagged with thin solid films

Infrared Nanotube Films Offer Advantages for Solar Cells and More

(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers have already known that carbon nanotube thin films have mechanical and conductive advantages that could make them useful as electrodes in solar cells, solid state lighting, and ...

Nanotechnology / Nanophysics

created Mar 11, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (11) | comments 0 feature

Compression experiments lead to shocking results

Using acceleration 1 trillion times faster than a jet fighter in a maximum turn, researchers have gained new insight into dynamic compression of aluminum at ultrahigh strain rates.

Physics / Condensed Matter

created Sep 23, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (7) | comments 7 | with audio podcast

Scientists discover bilayer structure in efficient solar material

Detailed studies of one of the best-performing organic photovoltaic materials reveal an unusual bilayer lamellar structure that may help explain the material's superior performance at converting sunlight to electricity and ...

Chemistry / Materials Science

created Apr 24, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (6) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Researchers create nanoparticle coating to prevent freezing rain buildup (w/ Video)

(PhysOrg.com) -- Preventing the havoc wrought when freezing rain collects on roads, power lines, and aircrafts could be only a few nanometers away. A University of Pittsburgh-led team demonstrates in the Nov. 3 edition of ...

Chemistry / Materials Science

created Oct 29, 2009 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 1

Low-cost solution processing method developed for CIGS-based solar cells

Though the solar industry today predominately produces solar panels made from crystalline silicon, they remain relatively expensive to make. New players in the solar industry have instead been looking at panels that can harvest ...

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

created Jul 07, 2009 | popularity 3.3 / 5 (3) | comments 1

Functional oxide thin films create new field of oxide electronics

Researchers from North Carolina State University have developed the first functional oxide thin films that can be used efficiently in electronics, opening the door to an array of new high-power devices and smart sensors. ...

Physics / General Physics

created Mar 07, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 2 | with audio podcast