Crystal arrangement results in more power from ferroelectric solar cells

Re:Crystal arrangement results in more power from ferroelect... by boboche on Monday August 09, 2021 @08:07AM (#28115712)

Not 1000x net output since we are in what now, 10-20% efficiency with current available cell technology? That would not make sense.

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Re:Crystal arrangement results in more power from ferroelect... by kothar on Monday August 09, 2021 @08:18AM (#28115831)

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.

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Re:Crystal arrangement results in more power from ferroelect... by rob74 on Monday August 09, 2021 @08:40AM (#28116016)

Ok, now we just need to know how ferroelectric crystals compare to conventional solar cells to find out what this "1000x" really means...

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Re:Crystal arrangement results in more power from ferroelect... by hansel_der on Monday August 09, 2021 @08:58AM (#28116157)

i would guess that they are about 1000x worse than conventional silicon

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Re:Crystal arrangement results in more power from ferroelect... by pama on Monday August 09, 2021 @09:29AM (#28116520)

Or much worse yet, otherwise the authors could have used clear language.

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Re:Crystal arrangement results in more power from ferroelect... by destitude on Monday August 09, 2021 @10:47AM (#28117587)

Yes, it would be extremely helpful if we knew how they compared to what people are able to purchase today.

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