Eco Factor: New solar cell designed to capture visible, infrared and ultraviolet light.
Researchers at the Kyoto Institute of Technology have introduced a new photovoltaic cell that is capable of generating electricity from visible, infrared and ultraviolet light. The team now hopes that this new cell will lead to the development of highly-efficient photovoltaic cells that can be single-junction rather than the more conventional multi-junction.
Created by doping a wide bandgap transparent composite semiconductor, this is gallium nitride in this case, with a 3d transition metal such as manganese. These new PV modules will be able to absorb all light using a single junction cell, making it an efficient way to convert energy.
Via: Gizmag