Layering titanium oxide's different mineral forms for better solar cells

Date 28th, Feb 2019
Source EurekAlert - Scientific News Websites

DESCRIPTION

A Japan-based research team led by Kanazawa University improved the efficiency of a new type of solar cell with a double layer consisting of pure anatase and brookite, two different mineral forms of titanium oxide. Using water-solute brookite nanoparticles, a brookite layer was fabricated on top of anatase, increasing solar cell efficiency by up to 16.82 percent.