Materials 'sandwich' breaks barrier for solar cell efficiency

Materials 'sandwich' breaks barrier for solar cell efficiency 03/06/2018 12:20 PM EST Nanomaterials researchers have devised a method to significantly improve the efficiency of organic solar cells. They used a squaraine molecule to both donate electrons and better orient the PBDB-T polymer with the ITIC non-fullerene acceptor. Combined with another design mechanism the group previously pioneered, they achieved efficiency gains of more than 10 percent in converting solar energy into power. The flexible cells could eventually be used in wearables and more. Full story at http://engineering.nyu.edu/press-releases/2018/03/05/materials-sandwich-breaks-barrier-solar-cell-efficiency Source New York University Tandon School of Engineering 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, Alexandria, VA 22314 · 703-292-5111