Scientists make unexpected discovery after examining high-tech solar panels — here's how it could boost long-term performance

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Provide significant new information about the development of a hope-inducing material that captures the sun's rays.

They are "less stable and scalable" than standard solar cells.

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The solar cells contain thin layers of other materials to enhance the suncatching process. The research team studied how those components of the cells experience a loss of voltage and current.

As a consequence, several crucial discoveries were made.

Tech Xplore. "We demonstrated that they cannot withstand variations in charge extraction. The more disordered the current is at a microscopic level, the poorer the performance of the solar cell becomes—and notably, this disorder also leads to a significantly faster decline in the solar cell's efficiency over time."

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