Eco Factor: New solar cell designed to capture visible, infrared and ultraviolet light.
Researchers at the Kyoto Institute of Technology have introduced a new photovoltaic cell that is capable of generating electricity from visible, infrared and ultraviolet light. The team now hopes that this new cell will lead to the development of highly efficient photovoltaic cells that can be single-junction rather than the more conventional multi-junction.
Created by doping a wide bandgap transparent composite semiconductor, this is gallium nitride in this case, with a 3d transition metal such as manganese. These new PV modules will be able to absorb all light using a single junction cell, making it an efficient way to convert energy.
Via: Gizmag
