Prototype shows how tiny photodetectors can double their efficiency

Prototype shows how tiny photodetectors can double their efficiency 10/12/2017 02:03 PM EDT University of California, Riverside, physicists have developed a photodetector--a device that converts light into electrons--by combining two distinct inorganic materials and producing quantum mechanical processes that could revolutionize the way solar energy is collected. The researchers stacked two atomic layers of tungsten diselenide on a single atomic layer of molybdenum diselenide. Such stacking results in properties vastly different from those of the parent layers. Full story at https://ucrtoday.ucr.edu/49282 Source University of California, Riverside This is an NSF News From the Field item. Follow NSF:  This email was sent using GovDelivery Communications Cloud on behalf of: National Science Foundation Update · 2415 Eisenhower Avenue, Arlington, VA 22314 · 703-292-5111