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6th January 2021 7:47 am 6th January 2021 11:02 am Researchers at KAUST in Saudi Arabia have shown how a known herbicide can boost the efficiency of organic solar cells to 18.3 per cent.  Adding diquat, a known herbicide, as a dopant enhances the conversion efficiency of high-performance organic solar cells (© 2021 Yuanbao Lin) Organic materials present an alternative to inorganic materials such as silicon because as they are light, flexible and relatively inexpensive to make, even offering the possibility for printable manufacture. For organic photovoltaics to become a realistic replac...

New Electrochemical Method to Develop Higher Efficiency Organic Solar Cells Written by AZoMJan 6 2021 A possible solution in the quest for an energy source that does not affect the planet is sunlight. However, this relies on discovering a method to effectively convert electromagnetic energy into electricity. Adding diquat, a known herbicide, as a dopant enhances the conversion efficiency of high-performance organic solar cells. Image Credit: © 2021 Yuanbao Lin. Scientists from King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) have demonstrated how a known herbicide can enhance this ...