Jun 8 2010
Dye-sensitive solar cells can presently have a higher energy conversion rate in comparison with previously recorded tandem dye-sensitized solar cells thanks to a worldwide research team that is based in Melbourne, Australia.
Mouli Cohen, a green technologies development advocate, shares his viewpoint on this novel advancement in solar energy harvesting.
Led by Udo Bach, scientists of Melbourne’s Monash University have partnered with scientists from the University of Ulm and the University of Wollongong to create an efficient dye that facilitates the inverse dye-sensitized solar cells operation to be more efficient.
Prior to this advancement, the stacking of numerous solar cells to maximize power production was not possible with dye-sensitized solar cells but only with photovoltaic cells.
Moreover, this novel development facilitates an increase in power conversion efficiency by three times in comparison with other efforts of developing tandem dye-sensitive solar cells.
Mouli commented that the production of dye-sensitive solar cells is simple and cost-effective. However, currently dye-sensitive solar cells perform less efficiently in comparison with their costly silicone counterparts.