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New research shows graphene’s light-to-electricity conversion efficiency
Tuesday, February 26, 2013 4:10
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Researchers from the ICFO, MIT, Max Planck and Graphenea have demonstrated that graphene is able to concert a single photo into several electrons (most materials generate a single electron in such a case). This means that Graphene is highly efficient in converting light to energy and can be an alternative material for light detection and energy harvesting.
The researchers used a single sheet of graphene and sent a known number of photos with different colors (energies). High energy photos (violet colored for examples) create more electrons than low energy photos (such as infrared colored ones).
2013-02-26 04:01:38
Source: http://www.graphene-info.com/new-research-shows-graphenes-light-electricity-conversion-efficiency
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