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Re:Crystal arrangement results in more power from ferroelect... by nine_k on Monday August 09, 2021 @10:59AM (#28117761)
They don't cite power output, but cite current output: 17 mA / cm² under full sun, pretty impressive if you ask me.

The key promise of this approach is "more efficient that silicon can even theoretically be". Overcoming the Shockley limit is the key finding.

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Re:Crystal arrangement results in more power from ferroelect... by NiceWayToDoIT on Monday August 09, 2021 @12:18PM (#28118741)
Thank you, is there any way we could find out what is probable life span, is it more durable (hailing/dust/corrosion) or less than silicon crystal? From time to time it would be nice if we had AMA on HN like on Reddit for the research team.

Also mA does not says much if we do not have voltage, and I am not sure what full sun means as in Africa full sun can mean 4.5 and 6.5kWh per m2 while in Europe we can get between 1 and 2.5kWh per m2 or radiation.

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