Solar panels are, in many places, one of those things that sounds like a great idea but doesn't work quite as well as many would have hoped. But thanks to a new bit of research recently discovered, solar panels may be looking at a major boost in efficiency, effectiveness and overall value in the near future.
The research in question describes a process by which a special coating known as pentacene is applied to a solar cell. When a photon – a particle of light – strikes the pentacene-coated solar cell, it effectively doubles the total number of electrons, and thus energy, that can be derived from that photon.
This seems to work mainly for blue and green wavelengths of light, some of the higher-energy parts of the spectrum, but still manages to improve the overall effectiveness of solar cells.
While solar power in theory is an excellent idea, the execution in the past has proven somewhat lacking with high costs and low efficiency marking the experience, especially in going from region to region. But, as described by the study's co-author Marc Baldo, improving efficiency is a great way to reduce costs, by reducing the total number of cells required to do a job...Read More
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