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Energy materials
Energy materials refers to more than just solar cells that produce electricity from sunlight. Solar fuels, thermoelectric materials and topological insulators are just a few of them. These are materials that store or convert energy, or which can be used to develop new and energy-efficient information technology.
Technology Transfer and Innovation
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BAIP - Advice centre for building-integrated photovoltaics: With our experienced team, we offer free product-neutral, targeted and personal advice on the use of building-integrated photovoltaics (BIPV).
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Math helps in the design of nano-antennas: Katja Höflich and her team at HZB study tiny structures made of metal shaped like corkscrews. These nano-antennas react to light and can amplify certain frequencies. (2020)
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Perovskite is a new material with great promise and is at the forefront of photovoltaic research. And because they complement silicon perfectly, you can develop super-efficient tandem cells with perwoskite and silicon.
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Energy research at HZB: in an interview, scientists talk about their first encounter with the large facilities, such as the synchrotron storage ring BESSY II, and what they are planning for the future.
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Hydrogen produced with light: HZB researchers have developed a new semiconducting structure, which uses sunlight to split water and produce hydrogen. See, how this structure is produced.
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What does an artificial leaf do and how can you build one? How can we technically capture and store solar energy? We are investigating this at HZB and are also using our synchrotron BESSY II for this purpose. (ger)
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Movements in solar cells: How does the electric charge move within a solar cell and how can the efficiency of the cells be improved?
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Function of a solar cell: What are the different parts of a solar cell and how does it function?
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Example of a random fractal microtopography on Si(100)
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A conventional solar cell compared with a thin-film solar cell.
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The video clip shows a complex solar cell with a so-called superstrate structure. This cell works like an "artificial leaf", using sunlight to split water and produce hydrogen gas. (ger)
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EMIL, the energy materials in-situ laboratory at BESSY II introduces itself and the range of research opportunities it offers.
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Example of a regular fractal microtopography on Si(100)
