Posted On: 12/16/2015 12:12:32 PM
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Solar cells that can face almost any direction and keep themselves clean
The researchers developed a glass coating that incorporates ultrathin nanorods and honeycomb nanowalls that can help underlying solar cells harvest sunlight from multiple angles. The cell efficiency can be boosted by 5.2 to 27.7 percent, depending on the angle of the light, and the efficiency enhancement can be up to 46 percent during long-term use. The material also repelled dust and pollution that would otherwise block some rays from getting absorbed and converted to electricity.
The new glass coating kept panels working outdoors at optimum levels for six weeks while the efficiency of panels with an unmodified coating dropped over the same period.
http://www.nanowerk.com/nanotechnology-news/newsid=42139.php
The researchers developed a glass coating that incorporates ultrathin nanorods and honeycomb nanowalls that can help underlying solar cells harvest sunlight from multiple angles. The cell efficiency can be boosted by 5.2 to 27.7 percent, depending on the angle of the light, and the efficiency enhancement can be up to 46 percent during long-term use. The material also repelled dust and pollution that would otherwise block some rays from getting absorbed and converted to electricity.
The new glass coating kept panels working outdoors at optimum levels for six weeks while the efficiency of panels with an unmodified coating dropped over the same period.
http://www.nanowerk.com/nanotechnology-news/newsid=42139.php
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