Nanowire/Polymer Hybrid Device May Boost Solar Cell Efficiency (IMAGE)

University of California - San Diego

Nanowire/Polymer Hybrid Device May Boost Solar Cell Efficiency

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Schematic of the nanowire-polymer hybrid device created by UC San Diego engineers and described in the journal NanoLetters. (Top to bottom): top yellow layer is the gold (Au) electrode that attracts the holes; blue gradient is the polymer material (P3HT) that absorbs the sunlight; the yellow wires are the InP nanowires that grow directly on the green metal substrate made of indium tin oxide (ITO).

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