Created a transparent solar battery

U.S. scientists have created a transparent panel that absorbs ultraviolet and infrared spectra, just as it does in non-transparent solar panels.

Transparent panels are developed by many institutions, but they fail to achieve transparency like plain glass. In order to generate electricity, you need such photovoltaic cells, the properties of which would absorb light and not pass it further. The best solar panels transmit light with a factor of 70%, and resemble tinted glass, not conventional. And the efficiency of such solar cells is only 5-7%. In the state of Michigan, a new solar panel was created at the university, the photo cells of which were placed in the depth of transparent material. This battery absorbs near-infrared and ultraviolet wavelengths and passes the visible spectrum. A transparent panel stores energy in cells located at the edges. This method of capturing light energy is also not very effective. They have 1% efficiency. Scientists intend to bring the efficiency to 5%. If this happens, then such panels will be equipped with windows, windows, screens of smartphones, computers, which will serve as an additional source of electricity and reduce their energy dependence. Source: energy-fresh.ru

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