Perovskite Nanowires Could Drastically Improve Solar Celles

Dec-27-14 Using a novel "slip-coating" method, scientists at EPFL have developed a way to make nanowires from perovskite—paving the way for a new generation of solar cells.

The research team created the wires by pressing the liquid perovskite between two standard glass coverslips (used to view samples under a microscope) and then sliding the glass plates apart. The needle-like structures began to form after just a few seconds—becoming the first nanowires created from perovskite.

According to László Forró, the new material holds great promise for increasing the efficiency of dye-sensitized solar cells.

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