"The researchers found that if you blast a certain compound with high-energy blue light - a part of the light band that we normally can't convert to electricity - you can split the incoming energy into two usable parts."
"Using their method, the team was able to achieve around 130 percent energy conversion efficiency, meaning that for every 100 photons that entered, they could harvest 130 usable energy carriers."
"While scientists had previously used tetracene to harness this kind of high-energy blue light before, there were practical issues preventing prolonged energy conversion, which they say the addition of molybdenum solved."
Photovoltaic cells convert sunlight into electricity, but only about 33% of solar energy is usable due to the Shockley-Queisser limit. A new method developed by scientists in Japan and Germany captures more of the light spectrum, achieving 130% energy conversion efficiency. By using high-energy blue light to split energy into usable parts, the researchers combined tetracene with molybdenum to overcome previous limitations in energy conversion. This breakthrough could significantly enhance solar energy efficiency.
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