Researchers have been able to improve the efficiency of solar cells by coating the cell surface with extremely small nanoscale structures. The new technology has been shown to nearly eliminate the ...

Using arrays of long, thin silicon wires embedded in a polymer substrate, scientists have created a new type of flexible solar cell that enhances the absorption of sunlight and efficiently ...

Arrays of vertically aligned silicon nanostructures can reduce the volume of semiconductor absorber necessary for high efficiency by providing nearly ideal photon absorption across the solar ...

Researchers at the University of Aalto, Finland have broken the efficiency record for black silicon solar cells – a type of cell that can gather sunlight even from tight angles – by almost ...

A new study conducted at the University of Pennsylvania has shown that plasmonic nanostructures could prove especially effective at improving the performance of solar cells and optical ...

Nanostructures boost solar cell efficiency 01 May 2013 "Black silicon" coating almost eliminates reflection losses of solar radiation. Power up: The Finnish researchers have improved the efficiency of ...

Converting sunlight into electricity is the task of photovoltaic solar cells, but nearly half the light that reaches a flat silicon solar cell surface is lost to reflection. While traditional ...

Developed by an international research group, the novel anti-reflective coating is based on silicon dioxide and zirconium dioxide. It reportedly minimizes a solar cell's reflection loss, while ...

A novel film made from silicon dioxide nanoparticle and large phosphor particles has been shown to increase the light absorption and transmittance of tandem solar cells.