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| Nanowires May Boost Solar Cell Efficiency | | Solar Access, 05/22/08 | |
University of California, San Diego electrical engineers have created experimental solar cells spiked with nanowires that could lead to highly efficient thin-film solar cells of the future. Indium phosphide (InP) nanowires can serve as electron superhighways that carry electrons kicked loose by photons of light directly to the device's electron-attracting electrode -- and this scenario could boost thin-film solar cell efficiency, according to the researchers.
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