Posts Tagged ‘quantum dot’

Quantum Dots…The Future of Solar?

What does the future of solar energy hold in store?

A recent discovery shatters the notion that one photon can only excite one electron.  Researchers from the joint SLAC-Stanford Pulse Institute for Ultrafast Energy Science are on the move to boost solar cell efficiencies by confirming that a single photon can indeed excite more than one electron in a quantum dot.  Are we at the cross roads of a new solar age?  

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