Computer modeling points to new class of efficient, ultra-thin solar cells
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Elias Assmann (left) and Karsten Held (right) demonstrate the idea behind layered light absorption in solar cells (Photo: Vienna University of Technology)
Oxide heterostructures could be used to produce solar cells in which light is converted into electricity within the layered structure (Image: Vienna University of Technology)
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Researchers from the Vienna University of Technology, together with colleagues from the U.S. and Germany, have used computer simulations to show how the unique electrical properties of a new class of materials known as layered oxide heterostructures can potentially be used to create a new type of efficient, ultra-thin solar cell.
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