Graphene used in new ultra-thin efficient solar panel design

Researchers from Austria's Vienna University of Technology (VUT) developed a new solar panel structure that results in an efficient, ultra-thin, flexible, transparent and durable panel. The new structure is made from two three-atomic-layers thick films with a layer of graphene in the middle.

The first film is made from a crystal tungsten diselenide, and the second film is molybdenum disulphide. In this design, the tungsten-diselenide layer is the one responsible to convert light into electrical energy. Normally using this material requires numerous tiny metal electrodes, but adding the molybdenium disulphide layer solves this issue.

Posted: Aug 12,2014 by Ron Mertens