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UCLA’s Thin Solid Films with 20% efficiency set to replace CIGS

ucla 1Silicon has been used as the conventional material to produce solar panels for a while now. Since silicon is quite costly and makes solar technology an expensive one, researchers at UCLA University suggest thin film solar or Thin Solid Films as a possible solution. The films could help them achieve 20% efficiency. So, it’s going to be better than the CIGS (Copper Indium Gallium and Selenide)and may possibly replace the latter. It would be perfectly possible to place these on backpacks and clothing.

May hit production in 3-4 years:
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With this solution for manufacturing thin film solar spreadable, we can achieve efficiency levels of 20% and lowering production costs in a meaningful way.

Says William Hou, a graduate student in engineering at UCLA in a statement.

It was never easy for the scientists to hit that 9.13% efficiency at present. They have gone strength to strength in increasing the efficiency at a steady pace of 1% every month. With the introduction of the new technology, now they eye the 20% efficiency as a feasible target. They won’t need to go through vacuum evaporation for film spread. Instead, they’ll use a special liquid to form layers of thin films.

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