“We can use different species of diatoms and tailor it to the right size, and we can also use some of the better donor-acceptor polymers for a higher performance,” Taylor said. Researchers from Yale University Laboratory , NASA , Princeton University and Lincoln University have discovered the most common type of phytoplankton in power solar ( PV ) solar cells . In a report in the journal Organic Electronics , the team revealed how fossilised diatoms , which have evolved over millions of years to increase light absorption , reduced the amount of rare and costly materials required to make the active layer of a PV cell more efficient .
Researchers from Yale University Laboratory , NASA , Princeton University and Lincoln University have discovered the most common type of phytoplankton in power solar ( PV ) solar cells . In a report in the journal Organic Electronics , the team revealed how fossilised diatoms , which have evolved over millions of years to increase light absorption , reduced the amount of rare and costly materials required to make the active layer of a PV cell more efficient .