💡Supercomputer predicts good solar cell materials

By Riken, 5 Science, Solar

💡Supercomputer predicts good solar cell materials

Using one of the world’s most powerful supercomputers, RIKEN researchers have identified a material that could boost the commercial prospects of a new type of solar cell1.

Perovskite materials can harvest light to produce electricity in solar cells. Since 2009, the efficiency of perovskite cells has soared from less than 4 per cent to more than 22 per cent.

The most successful perovskite compounds are composed of a metal (usually lead), halogens such as iodine, and positively charged ions such as methylammonium (Fig. 1).

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http://www.riken.jp/en/research/rikenresearch/highlights/20180202_0037/

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