Graphene-based solar cell hits record 15.6 percent efficiency

Graphene-based solar cell hits record 15.6 percent efficiency

In 2012, researchers from the University of Florida reported a record efficiency of 8.6 percent for a prototype solar cell consisting of a wafer of silicon coated with a layer of graphene doped with trifluoromethanesulfonyl-amide (TFSA). Now another team is claiming a new record efficiency of 15.6 percent for a graphene-based solar cell by ditching the silicon all together.

Source : Gizmag