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September 23, 2014

UChicago-Argonne National Lab team improves solar-cell efficiency
Chicago IL (SPX) Sep 23, 2014
New light has been shed on solar power generation using devices made with polymers, thanks to a collaboration between scientists in the University of Chicago's chemistry department, the Institute for Molecular Engineering, and Argonne National Laboratory. Researchers identified a new polymer - a type of large molecule that forms plastics and other familiar materials - which improved the efficiency of solar cells. The group also determined the method by which the polymer improved the cells' efficie ... read more

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