SMRTR Science & EngineeringOct 11, 2024Interesting Engineering

Scientists create first-ever ‘movie’ of traveling electric charges inside solar cell

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Scientists at UC Santa Barbara captured the first-ever images of electric charges moving inside a solar cell using ultrafast electron microscopy. The breakthrough allows direct observation of photocarriers across semiconductor junctions, potentially leading to more efficient solar cells and electronics by harvesting energy from "hot" electrons before it's lost as heat.

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