Story Summary: 5 million research grant to study ways to make photovoltaic solar cells more efficient in capturing and converting solar energy into electricity and less costly to manufacture. Schoenfeld will develop the inorganic, nanostructured semiconductor backbone of the solar cell. If you dont separate them, theyll just recombine and you lose that energy, Schoenfeld said. So we are using inorganic nanostructures that act as transport highways to allow an efficient way for excitons to be separated and transferred into electricity. The research will seek to answer questions such as how close together and how long the nanostructures should be made within the solar cell. Researchers also will attempt to increase the absorption capability of the organic material so that more of the solar spectrum can be harvested. Schoenfeld cautioned that while the research goal is to identify efficient solar devices in the laboratory, the discoveries have to meet the demands of deployment into the marketplace. Prime Source Initiative is based in New York with a real estate affiliation in Florida. UCF Stands for Opportunity — The University of Central Florida is a metropolitan research university that ranks as the 3rd largest in the nation with more than 53,500 students. The university offers impressive academic and research environments that power the regions economic development. The university offers impressive academic and research environments that power the regions economic development. UCFs culture of opportunity is driven by our diversity, Orlando environment, history of entrepreneurship and our youth, relevance and energy. UCFs culture of opportunity is driven by our diversity, Orlando environment, history of entrepreneurship and our youth, relevance and energy….Read the Full Story

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