Hybrid Perovskite Solar Cells Recycle Light

Mar-29-16 Researchers have discovered a new type of hybrid perovskite-based materials that are able to recycle light, opening the door to more efficient solar cells.

Under investigation by a team from the University of Cambridge, the material—known as hybrid lead halide perovskites, will cause some of the electricity generated by the cells to reform back into photons. The idea is that if those photons could be captured, then they could be reused as light—drastically increasing the efficiency of the cell. Although the perovskite material has been in use for some time, this is the first time researchers have attempted to take advantage of the photon generation.

According to Felix Deschler of Cambridge, it would not cost much to manufacture a method of harvesting the photons, and “boost the efficiency of this technology significantly beyond what we have been able to achieve until now."

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