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| Octillion will develop new solar to electricity windows Octillion announced that it will develop a new patent-pending technology using nanosilicon photovoltaic solar cells that have the potential to convert normal home and office glass windows into ones capable of converting solar energy into electricity. These nanosilicon photovoltaic solar cells are created through an electrochemical and ultrasound process that produces identically sized, 1 to 4 nanometers in diameter, highly luminescent nanoparticles of silicon that provide varying wavelengths of photoluminescence with high quantum down conversion efficiency of short wavelengths, 50% to 60%. When thin films of silicon nanoparticles are deposited onto silicon substrates, ultraviolet light is absorbed and converted into electrical current. With appropriate connections, the film acts as nanosilicon photovoltaic solar cells that has the potential of converting solar radiation to electrical energy. write your comments about the article :: © 2006 Construction News :: home page |