Solar cells are made from semiconductors whose ability to respond to light is determined by their band gaps (energy gaps). Different colors have different energies, and no single semiconductor has a ...
OAKLAND — Solar Spectrum is buying key assets of Sungevity and intends to hire most of Sungevity’s workers and reach out to the bankrupt solar firm’s customers, executives with Solar Spectrum said ...
Most traditional solar cells aren’t able to convert long-wavelength photons into electricity. A team of researchers led by Matthew Lumb at The George Washington University is hoping to change that in ...
Scientists have designed and constructed a prototype for a new solar cell that integrates multiple cells stacked into a single device capable of capturing nearly all of the energy in the solar ...
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A new single molecule can absorb the full spectrum of sunlight and turn it into valuable hydrogen. Freeing hydrogen to use as fuel is a major science holy grail in the 21st century. Costly, ...