Physicists at the UK 's University of Manchester have found that the use of atomically thin materials could produce so solar cells with an efficiency above 60 % . In an article published in the journal Nature Communications , the team explained how cooling using atomically thin semiconductor hafnium disulphide resulted in a funnelling effect on generated electricity . The team suggested if that energy could be extracted before cooling , the cell could reach the Shockley - Queisser limit and current levels could be more than doubled .
Physicists at the UK's University of Exeter have found that the use of atomically thin materials could lead so solar cells with an efficiency above 60%. In an article published in the journal Nature Communications, the team explained how tests using atomically thin semiconductor hafnium disulphide resulted in a funnelling effect on generated electricity. The team suggested if that charge could be extracted before cooling, the cell could overcome the Shockley-Queisser limit and efficiency levels could be more than tripled.