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| XsunX achieves improved solar cell efficiency XsunX, Inc. announced achievement of improved solar cell efficiencies. This represents a milestone for the company in efforts to perfect a scalable manufacturing method for large area solar cells on inexpensive thin film plastics. The efficiency improvements were the result of efforts to increase the band gap properties of the cell structure. An increase to the band gap properties allows the cell to capture and convert a larger portion of the available solar energy into electricity. Another area of improvement associated with this effort was the increase of the open circuit voltage capabilities of the solar cell structure. Combined, these improvements produced thinner, more transparent cell structures than previous base lines, and conversion efficiencies of 5% on glass in lab tests. The Company is now working to transfer these results into its area thin film cells on flexible plastics. write your comments about the article :: © 2006 Construction News :: home page |