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One In, Two Out: Simulating More Efficient Solar Cells
January 28, 2013
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Using an exotic form of silicon could substantially improve the efficiency of solar cells, according to computer simulations by researchers at University of California, Davis, and in Hungary. The work was published Jan. 25 in the journal Physical Review Letters.
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