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Sunlight-Harvesting Windows for Enhanced Power Generation
Nanoparticle-Embedded Glass Redirects Scattered Light to Solar Cells Within Window Frames that Produce Electricity
These sunlight-harvesting windows embedded with metal nanoparticles and framed with photovoltaic cells produce four times as much power as other solar windows. In 2014, the United States installed enough solar photovoltaics to power 4...
Published: 11/17/2023
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Inventor(s): Wei David Wei, Jiangeng Xue
Keywords(s): Harvesting, Infrared Absorption, light scattering, Nanoparticle, Solar Cells, Solar Energy, Transparent
Category(s): Technology Classifications > Engineering > Electrical, Technology Classifications > Engineering > Materials
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UV-Ozone Treatment of Zinc Oxide Film for Fabricating More Efficient Inverted Solar Cells
Ultraviolent Ozone Treatment Increases Power Conversion Efficiency to 8 Percent for Organic Photovoltaic Cells This ultraviolet ozone treatment of zinc oxide film enhances the performances of inverted solar cells. Organic photovoltaic cells are promising as a low-cost, renewable energy source due to their compatibility with large-scale, flexible, and...
Published: 6/27/2021
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Inventor(s): Franky So, John Reynolds, Song Chen, Cephas Small
Keywords(s): Defects Passivation, Solar Cells, UVO Treatment, Zinc Oxide
Category(s): Technology Classifications > Engineering > Electrical
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A Transparent, Solar-Powered Lighting Module With Integrated Energy Storage
Incorporates Power Generation and Energy Storage Into a Light-Emitting, Off-Grid Window UnitThis material could replace glass in standard windows and make traditional lighting solutions obsolete. An essential modern-day convenience, artificial lighting drains limited natural resources, consuming approximately 22 percent of all the electricity produced...
Published: 6/27/2021
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Inventor(s): Karl Zawoy, Franky So, John Reynolds, Jiangeng Xue, Ying Meng
Keywords(s): Clean Energy, Clean Tech, Energy conversion and storage, Integrated Device, Lithium Ion Battery, OLED, Photovoltaic, Solar Cells
Category(s): Technology Classifications > Engineering > Electrical, Technology Classifications > Others > Cleantech, Technology Classifications > Others > Energy
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Novel Solar Cell with Dramatically Increased Efficiency
Generates Electricity by Harvesting Energy from Entire Spectrum of LightThis revolutionary solar cell efficiently generates electricity by harvesting energy from the entire spectrum of light. Electricity production is the number one use of renewable energy in the United States, with 17.1% percent of all renewable energy being used by this sector in...
Published: 6/27/2021
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Inventor(s): Jiangeng Xue
Keywords(s): photovoltaics, Semiconductor Alloys, Semiconductor Nanocrystals, Solar Cells, Solar Energy, Solar Power, Ternary Semiconductor
Category(s): Technology Classifications > Engineering > Electrical
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