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Wednesday, October 22, 2008

"ENERGY: Solar material absorbs entire spectrum"


Current solar materials must be chosen to match a specific wavelength of sunlight, but a new hybrid inorganic/organic material could usher in solar cells that absorb all solar wavelengths. The new polymer could also enable much more efficient charge separation since electrons dislodged by light in the material remain free much longer than in conventional solar cells.
Text: http://www.eetimes.com/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=211300474
Audio: http://i.cmpnet.com/eetimes/audio/slideshow/55/1.mp3