UAlberta research paves way for nanoparticle-based 'ink' to
make printable or spray-on solar cells
University of Alberta researchers have found that abundant
materials in the Earth’s crust can be used to make inexpensive and easily
manufactured nanoparticle-based solar cells.
The discovery, several years in the making, is an important
step forward in making solar power more accessible to parts of the world that
are off the traditional electricity grid or face high power costs, such as the
Canadian North, said researcher Jillian Buriak, a chemistry professor and
senior research officer of the National Institute for Nanotechnology based on
the U of A campus.