Highest efficiency solar cell now a reality - MINING.COM - MINING.com

National Renewable Energy Laboratory researchers created a solar cell with a record 39.5% efficiency under 1-sun global illumination.

According to the scientists, the new cell may be useful for highly area-constrained applications or low-radiation space applications. In a paper published in the journal Joule, the researchers expla… [+2014 chars]

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