In recent photovoltaic research, nanomaterials have offered two new approaches for trapping light within solar cells to increase their absorption: nanostructuring the absorbing semiconductor and using ...

The efficient operation of solar cells may be compromised by impurities in silicon. In solar cells, it is not possible to use ... (2013, April 25). Nanostructures improve the efficiency of solar ...

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 ...

The silicon nanostructure antireflection enhances optical absorption and increases J sc by ∼ 10 mA cm −2 compared with the polished silicon solar cell, and leads to an absolute 5.1% increase ...

An international group of scientists investigated the use of silicon dioxide (SiO2) and zirconium dioxide (ZrO2) as an anti-reflection coating for polycrystalline silicon solar cells.

When a photon hits a silicon atom inside a solar cell, ... on top of the nanostructures. They also integrated all the metal contacts on the back side of the cell, for added absorption.

Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania have found a way to harvest energy from sunlight more efficiently, with the help of so-called plasmonic nanostructures.

Nanostructures of the wing of Pachliopta aristolochiae can be transferred to solar cells and enhance their absorption rates by up to 200 percent. (Graphics: Radwanul H. Siddique, KIT/Caltech) New ...

An EU project to improve the efficiency and cost of solar cells through the use of metallic nanostructures has been unveiled by the Interuniversity Microelectronics Centre (IMEC). Together with its ...

Apr 25, 2013: Nanostructures improve the efficiency of solar cells (Nanowerk News) Researchers have been able to improve the efficiency of solar cells by coating the cell surface with extremely small ...