Solar cell absorbs high-energy light at 30-fold higher concentration than conventional cells

September 2, 2015 by Lynn Yarris

 

 By combining designer quantum dot light-emitters with spectrally matched photonic mirrors, a team of scientists with Berkeley Lab and the University of Illinois created solar cells that collect blue photons at 30 times the concentration of conventional solar cells, the highest luminescent concentration factor ever recorded. This breakthrough paves the way for the future development of low-cost solar cells that efficiently utilize the high-energy part of the solar spectrum.

Read more at: http://phys.org/news/2015-09-solar-cell-absorbs-high-energy-fold.html#jCp