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April 22, 2014

Nanoparticles Create Skinny Solar Cells
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Apr 23, 2014
Nanostructures could enable more light to be directed into the active layer of solar cells, increasing their efficiency. Martina Schmid at Helmholtz Zentrum Berlin (HZB), has now measured how irregularly distributed silver particles influence the absorption of light. She demonstrated that nanoparticles interact with one another via their electromagnetic near-fields, so that local "hot spots" arise where light is concentrated especially strongly. The work has been described in Europhysics New ... read more

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Keystone delay draws mixed reviews

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Taiwan premier rejects call to scrap nuclear plant

China cuts reserve requirements for rural banks

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