Re:Crystal arrangement results in more power from ferroelect...
by qayxc on Monday August 09, 2021 @08:02AM
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No it doesn't. The 1000x factor refers to the photo-response of the material, not power output, not cost to produce, not durability.
All these are properties of a (prototype-)product, while this research is basic research and didn't create any prototypes. The researchers measured the photo-response by shining laser light onto a sample, they didn't build a panel and measured the power output.
Re:Crystal arrangement results in more power from ferroelect...
by boboche on Monday August 09, 2021 @08:07AM
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Not 1000x net output since we are in what now, 10-20% efficiency with current available cell technology? That would not make sense.
Re:Crystal arrangement results in more power from ferroelect...
by kothar on Monday August 09, 2021 @08:18AM
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From one of the comments on the article:
Ryan Kennedy
August 6, 2021 at 1:46 am
Our apologies for not making this clear. The photovoltaic
effect was increased by 1000 times compared to previous
output achieved from cells made of ferroelectric crystals,
not from prevailing solar cells made of silicon or other
conventional materials.
Re:Crystal arrangement results in more power from ferroelect...
by rob74 on Monday August 09, 2021 @08:40AM
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Ok, now we just need to know how ferroelectric crystals compare to conventional solar cells to find out what this "1000x" really means...
Re:Crystal arrangement results in more power from ferroelect...
by hansel_der on Monday August 09, 2021 @08:58AM
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i would guess that they are about 1000x worse than conventional silicon
Edit: Apologies, I misread the parent's question. I thought they were saying "1,000 what?". Sorry about the unhelpful answer.