The new form of self-contained micro-solar panel is made of rhodium, a wildly rare and precious metal coveted by car makers for its role in catalytic converters.
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Artificial photosynthesis offers a way to store the energy of sunlight within chemical bonds and could be used to produce renewable solar fuels like hydrogen.
AI Customer ServiceThe molecule is a form of rhodium—an inert metal and member of the platinum group—and because it can both collect solar energy and then act as a catalyst to turn it into
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AI Customer ServiceTurro''s research team figured out how to make a catalyst out of just one molecule — a form of the element rhodium — which means less energy is lost, she said. And they figured out how to collect energy from infrared to ultraviolet — the
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AI Customer ServiceThe new form of self-contained micro-solar panel is made of rhodium, a wildly rare and precious metal coveted by car makers for its role in catalytic converters.
AI Customer ServiceTurro''s research team figured out how to make a catalyst out of just one molecule — a form of the element rhodium — which means less energy is lost, she said. And they figured out how to
AI Customer ServiceResearchers have identified a way to harness the entire spectrum of sunlight and efficiently transform it into hydrogen for fuel. The method involves a single molecule – an air
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AI Customer ServiceArtificial photosynthesis offers a way to store the energy of sunlight within chemical bonds and could be used to produce renewable solar fuels like hydrogen.
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AI Customer ServiceResearchers have identified a way to harness the entire spectrum of sunlight and efficiently transform it into hydrogen for fuel. The method involves a single molecule – an air-stable complex called rhodium – that
AI Customer ServiceFreeing hydrogen to use as fuel is a major science holy grail in the 21st century. Costly, corrosion-resistant rhodium molecules can hopefully be swapped for something more economical. Scientists have discovered a molecule that can absorb more of the full spectrum of solar energy than ever before.
Researchers assembled rhodium atoms into a scaffold structure, a term more often used in drug research. The way the molecules are bonded leaves room for sunlight to be “saved,” turning two photons from the sun into two electrons. Since the chemical reaction is direct, even slow or sparse photons from low-energy sunlight are captured.
Polyvinyl fluoride (PVF), known under the brand name Tedlar®, is typically used as a backsheet material to protect the panel from damage. Silver is crucial for its conductivity and is used to make the conductive paste that forms the grid-like pattern on the solar cells. Aluminum frames the solar panel, providing structure and support.
The expansion of concentrated solar power increases demand for chromium, copper, manganese and nickel. Between 2020 and 2040 in the SDS, chromium demand from CSP grows by 75 times (to 91 kt), copper demand grows by 68 times (to 42 kt), manganese demand grows 92-fold (to 105 kt), and nickel demand grows 89-fold (to 35 kt).
Cadmium telluride, a compound that transforms solar energy into electrical power, is used primarily in thin-film solar panels. It’s valued for its low manufacturing costs and significant absorbance of sunlight. Copper indium gallium selenide (CIGS) is another material for thin-film photovoltaic cells.
While PEM uses more precious metals than alkaline – for example, around 0.3 kg of platinum per MW today – it is not expected to become a dominant source of platinum and iridium demand, even at the deployment levels in the SDS.
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