Replacing Platinum In Solar Cells With 3D Honeycomb Graphene For Reduced Cost

Solar PV Research:
Another breakthrough in Graphene research for use in solar cells may indeed lead to cheaper solar panels--without sacrificing efficiency. 
A Michigan Technological University scientist has figured out how to replace platinum used in the manufacturing of solar cells by graphene. This earlier blog article discuses the use of Graphene in solar cell research--in which we describe graphene as an easily affordable two-dimensional form of carbon--while platinum a key component of dye-sensitized solar cells is quit expensive. The research that has been published in the journal Angewandte Chemie, details how Hui Wang and his colleagues succeeded in replacing platinum with Graphene in solar cells. This synthesized 3D version with a honeycomb-like structured graphene replaced platinum in solar cells without the loss efficiency conversion rates.
In this image: A field emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM) image of 3D honeycomb-structured graphene. The novel material that can replace platinum in dye-sensitized solar cells with virtually no loss of generating capacity (reference).
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