A single gold nanoparticle tends to absorb within a narrow band. Much of its strongest response sits in visible wavelengths.
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New gold nanospheres grab almost the entire spectrum of solar energy
Researchers have engineered tiny gold nanospheres that can soak up almost the entire spectrum of solar energy, promising a ...
Sunbeams contain a lot of energy. But current technology for harvesting solar power doesn't capture as much as it could. Now, in ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, researchers report that gold ...
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Gold nanoparticles boost solar cell efficiency by capturing full sunlight spectrum
Though the sun produces more energy than we would ever need on Earth, current ...
Scientists from the University of New South Wales (UNSW) in Australia have investigated the impact of electron irradiation on the performance of p-PERC, n-TOPCon and p-TOPCon solar cells and have ...
A strong solar flare peaked just after 9 a.m. Tuesday. What does that mean?
The Sun released a strong solar flare on Tuesday, Feb. 3, following several eruptions in the preceding days, prompting ...
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