University of Toronto researcher Illan Kramer, has invented a new way to spray solar powered cells on to flexible surfaces. Kramer has used light-sensitive materials known as colloidal quantum dots (CQD) to spray on surfaces. This new invention is going to make spray-on solar cells easy and cheap to produce. Until now, the only way that you could get CQDs on surfaces was through the process of batching them on. This process was very slow and expensive. Kramer's new process is now going to change the industry and make the process of making different materials solar powered a lot easier and cheaper.
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Compared to traditional solar panels, how much more or less does this technology provide? I would imagine it has less output because of its malleable form, but there's always a downside. If there was a way to provide a comparison, maybe it could be improved in the future.
ReplyDeleteWhen they think of flexible surfaces, what kinds do they have in mind? Can the spray stick on most materials?
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