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Scholars run computer sims to find efficient solar cells

Posted: 31 Jan 2013  Print Version  Bookmark and Share Subscribe 

Keywords:solar cells  computer simulations  quantum confinement  silicon BC8 

[Summary of tips] According to computer simulations made by researchers from the University of California, Davis (UC Davis) and Hungary, an exotic form of silicon could substantially improve the efficiency of solar cells. Solar cells are based on the photoelectric effect: a photon, or particle of light, hits a silicon crystal and generates a neg......
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