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Novel solar photovoltaic cells achieve record efficiency using nanoscale structures

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The devices could lead to better, cheaper solar power.

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This article was originally published by Scientific American on 17 January 2013.

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Biello, D. Novel solar photovoltaic cells achieve record efficiency using nanoscale structures. Nature (2013). https://doi.org/10.1038/nature.2013.12254

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