Re: Nanocones may boost solar cell efficiency by 15 percent

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Subject	Re: Nanocones may boost solar cell efficiency by 15 percent
Date	2016-03-28 22:23 -0500
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On 3/28/2016 8:36 PM, Sam Wormley wrote:
> Nanocones may boost solar cell efficiency by 15 percent
>> http://phys.org/news/2016-03-nanocones-boost-solar-cell-efficiency.html
>

>> (Phys.org)—A team of scientists at Royal Melbourne Institute of
>> Technology in Australia has announced the development of a
>> nanostructure material made of what they are calling nanocones—it is
>> a type of nanomaterial that can be added to boost the efficiency of
>> photovoltaics by increasing their light absorbing abilities. In their
>> paper published in the journal Science Advances, the team describes
>> the new material, how it works, and their hopes for its use in a wide
>> variety of photovoltaic applications.

>> The new cone structured material's positive attributes come about due
>> to an ultrahigh refractive index
>

increased in cost ?  have to etch cones ?

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Nanocones may boost solar cell efficiency by 15 percent Sam Wormley <swormley1@gmail.com> - 2016-03-28 20:36 -0500
  Re: Nanocones may boost solar cell efficiency by 15 percent Wally W. <ww84wa@aim.com> - 2016-03-28 21:45 -0400
  Re: Nanocones may boost solar cell efficiency by 15 percent jimp@specsol.spam.sux.com - 2016-03-29 02:46 +0000
  Re: Nanocones may boost solar cell efficiency by 15 percent Sergio <invalid@invalid.com> - 2016-03-28 22:23 -0500

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