![]() Overcoming previous challenges around the fact that the surface of quantum dots tend to be rough and unstable – making them less efficient at converting solar into electrical current. Professor Wang’s team set the world record for quantum dot solar cell efficiency by developing a unique surface engineering strategy. “Eventually it could play a major part in meeting the United Nations’ goal to increase the share of renewable energy in the global energy mix.” ![]() “This opens up a huge range of potential applications, including the possibility to use it as a transparent skin to power cars, planes, homes and wearable technology. “The new class of quantum dots the University has developed are flexible and printable,” he said. Professor Lianzhou Wang, who led the breakthrough, said conventional solar technologies used rigid, expensive materials. The development represents a significant step towards making the technology commercially-viable and supporting global renewable energy targets. ![]() UQ researchers set a world record for the conversion of solar energy to electricity via the use of tiny nanoparticles called ‘quantum dots’, which pass electrons between one another and generate electrical current when exposed to solar energy in a solar cell device. The development of next generation solar power technology that has potential to be used as a flexible ‘skin’ over hard surfaces has moved a step closer, as a result of a significant breakthrough at The University of Queensland. ![]()
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