'Invisible Wires' Could Boost Solar-Cell Efficiency (IMAGE)

Stanford University

'Invisible Wires' Could Boost Solar-Cell Efficiency

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Silicon pillars emerge from nanosize holes in a thin gold film. The pillars funnel 97 percent of incoming light to a silicon substrate, a technology that could significantly boost the performance of conventional solar cells.

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Vijay Narasimhan, Stanford University

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