Professor Bruce Clemens and co-workers have shown that the presence of defects in CZTS solar cells brings about an increase in solar cell efficiency, in contrast to the behavior of classic semiconductor materials. This could lead to the developmemt of a commercially-viable solar cell made of earth- abundant raw materials.
Month: February 2012
Analysis on the Wing: Surface Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy on Copper Butterfly Wings
Scientists have mimicked the shape of a butterfly wing to improve the sensitivity of Raman Spectroscopy.
New Series of Hydroxyapatite Biomaterials
Ceram developed a new range of Hydroxyapatite biomaterials. Now the company is looking for partners to explore the promising materials and to find new applications.
Ironmaking with a microwave, evolution, and greener steel
Evolution in steel-making and low energy and low carbon dioxide processes: the highlights of this month’s Steel Research International
Giving recycling teeth: polylactic acid with nanofiber strengthening
Researchers strengthen the environmentally friendly plastic PLA using cellulose nanofibers.
A better way of finding nanoclusters in STEM data
Researchers develop near-atomic resolution in STEM using spherical aberration correction.
Best of Macromolecular Journals 2011
The top 10 articles published in the Macromolecular Journals Family over the past 18 months are now freely available from the Wiley Online Library.