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Patterned Photovoltaic Absorbers Harvest Sunlight Better

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Advancements in disordered nanophotonics and fabrication techniques could lead to enhanced photovoltaic cells.

GUILLAUME GOMARD, KARLSRUHE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (KIT)

Recent reports forecast solar power will become the world’s cheapest form of energy within the decade. The dramatic decrease in the price of photovoltaic (PV) solar modules in recent years (now hovering around 31 cents per watt peak) has resulted from new advances in production — the price per module was scaled down by approximately 20 percent as production volume doubled. On the performance side, there were continuous improvements in solar cell design. In particular, efficient light management solutions have been implemented to make better use of the incoming photons and to...Read full article

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    Published: May 2018
    KITKarlsruhe Institute of Technologylight trappingphotovoltaicslight-harvesting solarSolar cell designGuillaume Gomardthin-film solar cellsPVoptical lossFeatures

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