IBM entwickelt effizienteste Solarzelle
IBM entwickelt effizienteste Solarzelle
Stuttgart – 11 Feb 2010: IBM kündigt heute die erfolgreiche Entwicklung der effizientesten Solarzelle aus reichlich vorhandenen Rohstoffen wie Kupfer, Zink, Schwefel und Selen an. Forschern von IBM ist es gelungen, den Wirkungsgrad dieser Solarzelle um 40 % gegenüber den bisher mit diesen Materialien gefertigten Zellen zu steigern. In Anbetracht der Tatsache, dass Solarstrom aus Kostengründen heute weltweit nur 0.1 % des gesamten Energieangebots ausmacht, sind Effizienzsteigerungen und Kostenoptimierung bei der Produktion solcher Zellen für den Ausbau dieser erneuerbaren Energie besonders wichtig.
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Made in IBM Labs: IBM Sets World Record by Creating High-Efficiency Solar Cell Made from Entirely Earth-Abundant Materials
Breakthrough holds potential to deliver more energy at a fraction of the cost
ARMONK, NY?February 11, 2010: IBM today announced it has built a solar cell?composed entirely of earth-abundant elements?that set a new world record for efficiency and holds potential for enabling solar cell technology to produce more energy at a lower cost. Comprising copper (Cu), tin (Sn), zinc (Zn), sulfur (S), and selenium (Se), the cell?s power conversion demonstrates an efficiency of 9.6 percent?40 percent higher than the value previously attained for this set of materials. By advancing solar cell technology, IBM is leveraging its world-class expertise in microprocessor design, materials and manufacturing.
“In a given hour, more energy from sunlight strikes the earth than the entire planet consumes in a year, but solar cells currently contribute less than 0.1 percent of electricity supply?primarily as a result of cost,? said Dr. David Mitzi, who leads the team at IBM Research that developed the solar cell. “The quest to develop a solar technology that can compare on a cost per watt basis with the conventional electricity generation, and also offer the ability to deploy at the terawatt level, has become a major challenge that our research is moving us closer to overcoming.?
The IBM researchers describe their achievement of the thin-film photovoltaic technology in a paper published in Advanced Materials this week, highlighting the solar cell?s potential to accomplish the goal of producing low-cost energy that can be used widely and commercially.
The solar cell development also sets itself apart from its predecessors as it was created using a combination of solution and nanoparticle-based approaches, rather than popular but expensive vacuum-based technique. The production change is expected to enable much lower fabrication cost, as it is consistent with high-throughput deposition techniques printing, dip and spray coating and slit casting.
While previous commercial efforts to employ thin film solar cell modules have produced 9 to 11 percent efficiency levels, they have primarily focused on only two costly compounds?copper indium gallium selenide or cadmium telluride? and as such, have been either too costly to produce or contain elements that could ultimately limit production capacity. Attempts to create affordable, earth abundant solar cells from related compounds have not exceeded 6.7 percent, compared to IBM?s new 9.6 efficiency rating.
Over the past several years, IBM researchers have pioneered several breakthroughs related to creating inexpensive, efficient solar cells. IBM does not plan to manufacture solar technologies, but instead will license intellectual property resulting from its solar cell related research.
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Cornelia Rauchenberger
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IBM entwickelt effizienteste Solarzelle
Stuttgart – 11 Feb 2010: IBM kündigt heute die erfolgreiche Entwicklung der effizientesten Solarzelle aus reichlich vorhandenen Rohstoffen wie Kupfer, Zink, Schwefel und Selen an. Forschern von IBM ist es gelungen, den Wirkungsgrad dieser Solarzelle um 40 % gegenüber den bisher mit diesen Materialien gefertigten Zellen zu steigern. In Anbetracht der Tatsache, dass Solarstrom aus Kostengründen heute weltweit nur 0.1 % des gesamten Energieangebots ausmacht, sind Effizienzsteigerungen und Kostenoptimierung bei der Produktion solcher Zellen für den Ausbau dieser erneuerbaren Energie besonders wichtig.
Weitere Details der Neuerung finden Sie in der beigefügten US-amerikanischen Pressemeldung.
Made in IBM Labs: IBM Sets World Record by Creating High-Efficiency Solar Cell Made from Entirely Earth-Abundant Materials
Breakthrough holds potential to deliver more energy at a fraction of the cost
ARMONK, NY?February 11, 2010: IBM today announced it has built a solar cell?composed entirely of earth-abundant elements?that set a new world record for efficiency and holds potential for enabling solar cell technology to produce more energy at a lower cost. Comprising copper (Cu), tin (Sn), zinc (Zn), sulfur (S), and selenium (Se), the cell?s power conversion demonstrates an efficiency of 9.6 percent?40 percent higher than the value previously attained for this set of materials. By advancing solar cell technology, IBM is leveraging its world-class expertise in microprocessor design, materials and manufacturing.
“In a given hour, more energy from sunlight strikes the earth than the entire planet consumes in a year, but solar cells currently contribute less than 0.1 percent of electricity supply?primarily as a result of cost,? said Dr. David Mitzi, who leads the team at IBM Research that developed the solar cell. “The quest to develop a solar technology that can compare on a cost per watt basis with the conventional electricity generation, and also offer the ability to deploy at the terawatt level, has become a major challenge that our research is moving us closer to overcoming.?
The IBM researchers describe their achievement of the thin-film photovoltaic technology in a paper published in Advanced Materials this week, highlighting the solar cell?s potential to accomplish the goal of producing low-cost energy that can be used widely and commercially.
The solar cell development also sets itself apart from its predecessors as it was created using a combination of solution and nanoparticle-based approaches, rather than popular but expensive vacuum-based technique. The production change is expected to enable much lower fabrication cost, as it is consistent with high-throughput deposition techniques printing, dip and spray coating and slit casting.
While previous commercial efforts to employ thin film solar cell modules have produced 9 to 11 percent efficiency levels, they have primarily focused on only two costly compounds?copper indium gallium selenide or cadmium telluride? and as such, have been either too costly to produce or contain elements that could ultimately limit production capacity. Attempts to create affordable, earth abundant solar cells from related compounds have not exceeded 6.7 percent, compared to IBM?s new 9.6 efficiency rating.
Over the past several years, IBM researchers have pioneered several breakthroughs related to creating inexpensive, efficient solar cells. IBM does not plan to manufacture solar technologies, but instead will license intellectual property resulting from its solar cell related research.
Corporate Communications
Cornelia Rauchenberger
Telefon: 07034 15 1886399897″ width=”1″ height=”1″>