Graphene For Solar Panel

The research done by the chinese team shows promise as a proof of concept but they were only able to achieve about a 6 5 efficiency in the rain compared to the typical average 20 25 efficiency that most solar panels can get in full sun conditions.

Graphene for solar panel. The addition of microscopically thin graphene layers to solar panels is a wonderful innovation but there are still years of research ahead. Nano technology allows graphene coatings to adhere to solar panels surface at a molecular level creating a layer of protection against weather elements. Other types of treatments cannot prevent water spots formation as graphene does. Since scientists and researchers are stretching graphene s performance to actively collecting energy from rainwater they were able to produce hundreds of microvolts from the water and reach 6 53 percent solar to electricity ratio efficiency from the solar panel.

Moreover they envisioned a new manufacturing method that thanks to the versatility of graphene allows to reduce production costs and could lead to the production of large area solar panels. Graphene oxide go for example is less conductive but more transparent and a better charge collector which can be useful for solar panels. The conductive indium tin oxide ito is used with a non conductive glass layer as the transparent electrodes in most organic solar panels to achieve these goals but ito is rare brittle and makes solar panels expensive.