colloidal quantum dot solar cell Archives – The Green Optimistic green tech news, since 2008 Fri, 12 Dec 2014 12:46:32 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 2667534 How to Convert Your Car to Solar in One Easy Step https://www.greenoptimistic.com/convert-car-solar-one-easy-step-hint-might-spray-20141212/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/convert-car-solar-one-easy-step-hint-might-spray-20141212/#comments Fri, 12 Dec 2014 10:16:01 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=50670 Many of the leading car manufacturers are now looking towards solar and releasing models with solar cells on the roofs that allow charging on the go. Unfortunately, these do not come cheap, and are still out of reach for many of us, who secretly wish there was a way to swap the roof of our ‘Average […]

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/convert-car-solar-one-easy-step-hint-might-spray-20141212/feed/ 1 50670 New Colloidal Quantum Dots Solar Cells Gather Visible and Infrared Light https://www.greenoptimistic.com/cqd-solar-cells-20110627/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/cqd-solar-cells-20110627/#respond Mon, 27 Jun 2011 18:44:33 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=19262 A solar cell developed at the Unversity of Toronto, Canada, is able to harvest both visible and infrared light and can theoretically achieve efficiencies of up to 42 percent. Their tandem solar cell is based on colloidal quantum dots (CQD), and the team has been led by Professor Ted Sargent, a Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering.

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