University of Alberta and NINT researchers make solar energy breakthrough

Thursday, February 26, 2009 - 09:35 in Physics & Chemistry

Edmonton - The University of Alberta and the National Research Council's National Institute (NINT) for Nanotechnology have engineered an approach that is leading to improved performance of plastic solar cells (hybrid organic solar cells). The development of inexpensive, mass-produced plastic solar panels is a goal of intense interest for many of the world's scientists and engineers because of the high cost and shortage of the ultra-high purity silicon and other materials normally required...

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