Scientists from Tufts University have developed light-tracking solar cells based on a novel photonic crystal film. The demonstrator devices feature a technology that the researchers refer to as ...

This has led to a host of nanowire photonic devices including photodetectors, chemical and gas sensors, waveguides, LEDs, microcavity lasers, solar ... bulk crystals and thin films has culminated ...

“We strongly believe that the wires will be particularly useful in thin film-based ... for solar cells and the former is generally used in the industrial manufacturing of photonic devices ...

Specifically, the target of the research and development are solar cells and materials composed of silicon crystals and thin films, compound semiconductors ... Kyoto University Development of New ...