Lehigh University researchers have created a revolutionary solar cell material with up to 190% external quantum efficiency, pushing beyond conventional efficiency limits and showing great promise for enhancing future solar energy systems. Further development is required for practical application, supported by a U.S. Department of Energy grant.
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20 sats \ 0 replies \ @IamSINGLE 13 Apr 2024
This is a great news and I use a solar plant at my home. The panels cease a lot of space anc it's z challenge for people with less space. Iv more efficient plates we get, can easily fit and use.
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10 sats \ 1 reply \ @Undisciplined 13 Apr 2024
That's exciting. Hopefully, they can find a way to make it economical.
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5 sats \ 0 replies \ @ch0k1 OP 13 Apr 2024
I guess it's a work in progress
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141 sats \ 7 replies \ @k00b 13 Apr 2024 freebie
This is pretty awesome. I wonder what the theoretical threshold of photons to freed electrons is if 190% EQE produces 80% energy absorption. Like, how much energy does a photon carry and how much energy is required to free the most promiscuous electrons.
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171 sats \ 4 replies \ @0fje0 14 Apr 2024
That struck me as a fun question to ask ppq.ai. So I did. Here's what it says. It may be pure gobbledygook, of course, but the 25 sats spent on it may just provide a few clues to a proper answer:
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102 sats \ 2 replies \ @ch0k1 OP 14 Apr 2024
Thank you for your answer! I've just zapped you 21 sats so most of the ppq prompt price is on me!
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0 sats \ 1 reply \ @0fje0 14 Apr 2024
Thanks, but that should probably have gone to @k00b instead. He effectively crafted the ppq prompt. I would not have known to ask the question that way.
Just zapped you back for posting the article! As a solar panel user myself, these things interest me directly.
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @ch0k1 OP 14 Apr 2024
Thank you 🙏♥️
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @k00b 14 Apr 2024
By citing cesium, it makes me wonder if people have experimented with radioactive solar cells. I'm so out of my depth lol.
I went to ChatGPT then wikipedia and couldn't really find a direct answer for the theoretical EQE limit. It might not be known.
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0 sats \ 1 reply \ @ch0k1 OP 13 Apr 2024
I have you read at least a dozen books on the topic to be able to answer your question
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27 sats \ 0 replies \ @k00b 13 Apr 2024
More likely it'd require finding one great article on the topic. Naive questions are the only ones I'm capable of and I'm sure it's an easy answer. Also, to be clear, I wasn't asking or expecting you to answer.
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0 sats \ 1 reply \ @Coinsreporter 13 Apr 2024
Amazing, what do you think in how much they will lauch it in open market?
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @ch0k1 OP 13 Apr 2024
At least 5 years
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