SteveJul 16, 2024

Groundbreaking barium titanate solar panels are 1000x more powerful than existing panels

https://slrpnk.net/post/11486406

Groundbreaking barium titanate solar panels are 1000x more powerful than existing panels - SLRPNK

Researchers at Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg (MLU) have discovered a new method to increase the efficiency of solar cells by a factor of 1,000. The team of scientists achieved this breakthrough by creating crystalline layers of barium titanate, strontium titanate, and calcium titanate, which were alternately placed on top of one another in a lattice structure.

Show threadmorphballganon
That number is pretty hard to accept at face value. Let’s see them charge a car in seconds.
Jul 16, 2024 at 4:36pmWeb
Show threadmoodyJul 16, 2024
Considering current panels are at about 30% efficient, these new ones would be 30 000% efficient, putting out 300 times more energy than they absorb.
Show threadwildncrazyguy138Jul 16, 2024
Well, you obviously aren't factoring in their endothermic effect. These panels work as great refrigerators as well. Stience.
Show threadJoureiJul 16, 2024
Ugh, in addition of removing snow in the winter off the panels, I now have to scrape off ice in the summer.
Show threadxantoxisJul 16, 2024
Maybe they mean “loss due to inefficiency is 0.1% of current”, which would make them, idk, 99.93% efficient. Which is still pretty gd hard to believe, lol.