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Sharp has developed a new type of solar cells. :.

Sharp has announced that she was able to develop a solar panel cell (. photoelectric converter. ), Which has the highest index at the moment of energy conversion, t. e. efficiency.

In developing the new method was used components of the ternary compound. In addition, the development is not based on silicon technology, like most modern analogues. The new device uses fotopogloschayuschie layers made ​​of composite structures that include two or more elements such as indium and gallium.

On the development of solar cells based on the technology components of the ternary compound fotopoglaschayuschih, Sharp's engineers worked with the 2000. As a result, managed to increase the energy conversion efficiency up to 35.8%. For comparison, the efficiency of solar cells Sharp previous generation was 31.5%, and the development of other companies have even less effective.

To achieve high energy conversion efficiency was improved in novelties ordering structure of each layer fotopogloschayuschego. Also critical was the question of selection of materials. Now, germanium (Ge) is used as the bottom layer, but most of it is wasted instead of converting the energy. To solve this problem, it was decided to replace the bottom layer of indium- arsenide galliyny (InGaAs) - the material, wherein the high value of converting light into energy. As a result, was able to significantly reduce the voltage loss.

Due to its high energy conversion efficiency, the new solar cells will be used to create solar panels satellites.