User:Ap210
About Me
My name is Alex Pfiffner
From Portland, Oregon
Class of 2015
Studying Mechanical Engineering (also interested in BME and Neuroscience)
This should sum things up: http://nyan.cat/
Name Pronunciation- æləks fɪ́fnər
External Links
External Links NANOWIRES MAY BOOST SOLAR CELL EFFICIENCY, UCSD Jacobs, May 13, 2008, September 20, 2011 (Grand Challenge)
Summary- University of California, San Diego has developed Nanowires that may boost the efficiency of ultra-thin solar panels. Indium phosphide Nanowires increase the number of electrons that are successfully knocked into the solar panel's electrode and therefore increase the productivity of thinner panels. The Nanowires allow electrons a direct pathway to the electrode not found in most current, thin solar panels which are built from normal polymer mixtures. If these Nanowires could be grown on untreated metal electrodes, many possibilities and applications (such as more efficient and curved panels) would be made available. Scientists predict this technology will not be publicly available until at least the year 2018.
