46353 news 1237852800 1475895794 <![CDATA[Self-Cleaning, Low-Reflectivity Surface Could Improve PV Cells]]> Using two different types of chemical etching to create features at both the micron and nanometer size scales, researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology have developed a surface treatment that could boost the light absorption of silicon photovoltaic cells in two complementary ways.

The surface treatment increases absorption both by trapping light in three-dimensional structures and by making the surfaces self-cleaning

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