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07 Apr 2017

“Freiburg researchers chase record”

tageszeitung (taz)

The Fraunhofer ISE institute in the southern German town of Freiburg has set a new world record for the most efficient solar cell, Bernward Janzing reports for tageszeitung (taz). The . Yet the team of researchers is already keen to break their own record. In laboratory tests, multi-layer cells have reached yield ratios of up to 46 percent. Still, a question remains over “what degree of efficiency could be guaranteed in mass production”, Janzing writes.

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