(PhysOrg.com) -- By sampling clouds -- and making their own -- researchers have shown for the first time a direct relation between lead in the sky and the formation of ice crystals that foster clouds. The results suggest ...
Earth Sciences
Apr 19, 2009
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A team of scientists from the Department of Energy's Ames National Laboratory has developed a new characterization tool that allowed them to gain unique insight into a possible alternative material for solar cells. Under ...
Optics & Photonics
Nov 15, 2022
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Though different fabrication approaches exist, two-step deposition is one of the main experimental techniques now used to make efficient, stable PSCs, especially on the industrial scale. The process involves first depositing ...
Materials Science
May 11, 2021
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Formamidinium lead iodide is a very good material for photovoltaic cells, but getting the correct stable crystal structure is a challenge. The techniques developed so far have produced poor results. However, University of ...
Nanomaterials
Mar 22, 2019
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MIT researchers have developed a simple procedure for making a promising type of solar cell using lead recovered from discarded lead-acid car batteries—a practice that could benefit both the environment and human health. ...
Energy & Green Tech
Dec 23, 2015
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A new paper by University of Notre Dame researchers describes their investigations of the fundamental optical properties of a new class of semiconducting materials known as organic-inorganic "hybrid" perovskites.
Optics & Photonics
Aug 12, 2014
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A novel way to immobilise radioactive forms of iodine using a microwave, has been discovered by an expert at the University of Sheffield.
Materials Science
May 24, 2011
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Two-dimensional (2D) perovskite thin films possess diverse tunability, excellent optoelectronic properties and superior long-term stability, which are of great significance for high performance of perovskite solar cells. ...
Nanomaterials
May 22, 2023
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When the pandemic forced schools into remote learning, Washington-area science teacher Rebecca Bushway set her students an ambitious task: design and build a low-cost lead filter that fixes to faucets and removes the toxic ...
Environment
May 22, 2022
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Laboratory-scale solar cells based on inexpensive, crystalline materials called perovskites have emerged as serious contenders to silicon in terms of their efficiency at capturing energy from sunlight. Unfortunately, the ...
Materials Science
Jun 29, 2016
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