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, thanks to a significant breakthrough at The University of Queensland.
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.
Media: Professor Lianzhou Wang, l.wang@uq.edu.au, UQ Communications, Genevieve Worrell, g.worrell@uq.edu.au, 0408 432 213.
