singlet fission Archives – The Green Optimistic green tech news, since 2008 Sat, 10 Feb 2018 18:41:33 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 2667534 This New Breakthrough Could Boost the Efficiency of Organic Solar Cells https://www.greenoptimistic.com/new-breakthrough-boost-efficiency-organic-solar-cells-20180210/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/new-breakthrough-boost-efficiency-organic-solar-cells-20180210/#respond Sat, 10 Feb 2018 18:41:33 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=65200 The organic solar cell technology promises low-cost manufacturing, abundant raw materials, and lightweight, flexible substrates. These benefits address the limitations of current photovoltaic cells on the market. However, the efficiency of this cheaper and more sustainable alternative to silicon-based solar cells remains a big challenge. At 11 percent efficiency, they need more ways to catch […]

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/new-breakthrough-boost-efficiency-organic-solar-cells-20180210/feed/ 0 65200 Singlet Fission Having The Possibility to Increase Solar Cell Efficiency by 35 Percent https://www.greenoptimistic.com/singlet-fission-solar-cell-20101210/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/singlet-fission-solar-cell-20101210/#respond Fri, 10 Dec 2010 17:17:09 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=12296 A molecular system that could be used to enhance the efficiency of solar cells by 35 percent has been recently discovered by NREL and University of Colorado, Boulder (UCB) researchers.

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