CrayoNano of Norway has grown GaAs nanowires on graphene, a patented hybrid material with competitive optoelectronic properties. "We have managed to combine low cost, transparency and flexibility in our new electrode," says Professor ...
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The European Commission has began an anti-dumping investigation against China-based firms,however,possible punitive duties may be low because of the German Chancellor,Angela Merkel's,agreement with Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao's opposition to ...
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Neo Solar August revenues up on month,down on year Nuying Huang,Taipei;Adam Hwang,DIGITIMES[Thursday 6 September 2012]Neo Solar Power,a Taiwan-based maker of crystalline silicon solar cells,had revenues of NT$1.072 billion(US$35.8 ...
Manz AG of Reutlingen,Germany,which supplies integrated production lines for crystalline silicon solar cells and thin-film solar modules(as well as lines flat-panel displays),says its integrated production line for CIGS thin-film solar ...
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US researchers aim to improve dye-sensitised solar cells,using carbon nanotubes and conductive polymers to ease electron extraction. This type of solar cell is easy to make,potentially flexible,but dogged by moderate efficiency. Drexler ...
Graphic:Current density versus voltage for CZTS PV cell. In partnership with Tokyo-based Solar Frontier(the world's largest manufacturer of copper indium selenium thin-film photovoltaic solar modules),Tokyo Ohka Kogyo(TOK)and DelSolar(a ...
Tags: IBM, PV, CZTS PV cell, Energy, Solar
Picture:Dr Michael Jost. Rudolph Technologies Inc of Flanders,NJ,USA,which makes defect inspection,process control metrology,and data analysis systems and software for manufacturing integrated cicuits as well as flat-panel displays,solar ...
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IBM is working with scientists at ETH Zurich to demonstrate the first-ever direct mapping of the formation of a persistent spin helix in a semiconductor.This has implications for the use of electron spins for storing,transporting and ...
Ascent launches EnerPlex solar-powered charger for Samsung Galaxy S III Ascent Solar Technologies Inc of Thornton, CO, USA, which manufactures thin-film photovoltaic modules based on copper indium gallium diselenide (CIGS) using flexible ...
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Emcore Corp of Albuquerque,NM,USA(which makes components,subsystems and systems for the fiber-optic and solar power markets)has entered into a definitive agreement,subject to closing conditions,to consolidate its terrestrial concentrating ...
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Everyone's talking about energy harvesting–but what exactly is it?The term is often used as a paraphrase for the whole range of low-power applications,yet the"harvesters"themselves are only one part of a larger system,writes Ingo ...
Tags: Electrical&Electronics, Energy Harvesting, battery, MEC, IPS
Tensoft Inc of San Jose,CA,USA,an end-to-end ERP(enterprise resource planning)and supply chain solution provider for the technology industry,has signed a SaaS(software-as-a-service)agreement with San Jose-based Solar Junction to use ...
Plastic electronics hold the promise of cheap, mass-produced devices. But plastic semiconductors have an important flaw: the electronic current is influenced by "charge traps" in the material. These traps, which have a negative impact on ...
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Researchers in Korea have been studying how to improve graphene transparent conducting layers(TCLs)using gold nanoparticle(Au-NP)decoration.The team was variously associated with Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology,Korea Basic ...
A common mechanism underlying charge traps in organic electronics has been discovered,leading to a theoretical framework for improved plastic electronics,OLEDs and organic solar cells. During their passage through semiconductors,a ...
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