In recent years, plasmonic enhancement has been used in a wide variety of research aimed at improving the efficiency and thermal stability of perovskite solar cells. The technique consists of ...

To achieve the ultimate goal of low-cost, high-efficiency solar cells and to speed up the commercialization of plasmonic solar cells, Gu believes that understanding the interaction between light ...

Nanotechnology enables the use of materials with unique optical, electrical, and thermal properties. These materials can be engineered to absorb sunlight more efficiently, reduce energy loss, and ...

Once the water reaches the surface, it is evaporated by solar-heated plasmonic materials. As the water vapor rises, the salt is left behind, ensuring that only purified water is collected.

The solar cells have traveled between Freiburg and ... while at the same time minimizing plasmonic dissipation losses in the wavelength range of interest,” the scientists explained.