Transparent optical material

An efficient solar-powered material has been developed by scientists from the US Department of Energy's Los Alamos and Brookhaven National Laboratories.

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Scientists have created transparent thin films through a relatively simple process. They use a semiconductor polymer and attach ball-shaped spheres of 60 carbon atoms. Then spray the droplets of microscopic water into a thin layer of the solution.

Water will make the spheres themselves assembled in the form of a honeycomb. After the water evaporates, the solution settles itself into a semiconductor but transparent layer that allows for more efficient solar energy than traditional ways that still allow light to pass through.

With these advantages in the future, this material can be used as a transparent solar panel to attach to the roof, windows, making solar collectors or light emitting diode.