Sandia National Laboratories researchers see competitive performance from glitter-sized photovoltaic cells and envision novel applications for solar power using these tiny cells. …
… “The solar particles, fabricated of crystalline silicon, hold the potential for a variety of new applications. They are expected eventually to be less expensive and have greater efficiencies than current photovoltaic collectors that are pieced together with 6-inch- square solar wafers. The cells are fabricated using microelectronic and microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) techniques common to today’s electronic foundries. ” …
Via Sandia National Labs: Glitter-sized solar photovoltaics
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