Solar panels can become more effective thanks to butterflies
October 20, 2017 | 22:25 |2688
A group of researchers developed a prototype of a more efficient solar panel whose structure resembles that of a butterfly's wings. Known for their velvety wings and bright colors, these beautiful creatures quite by chance attracted the attention of scientists involved in solar energy. - "I was sitting at the conference, and one of the speakers began to talk about butterflies and their nanostructure. I was very intrigued by his speech, and soon realized that it could be useful in my work," author of the publication in the journal Science Advances, Radwanul Siddiq, professor of the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, shares his memories. In his article he talks about a new type of solar cells that are able to absorb more sunlight than traditional solar panels.Aidzhahan ATABALLYEVA
The fact is that certain butterfly species have black color of the wings due to microscopic holes that absorb light. The peculiarity of the work of Siddiq and his team is that they recreated the nanostructure of the butterfly wings on the surface of solar cells, adding similar holes that increased the absorption of light.
Due to its geographical location and climate, Turkmenistan is an ideal place for the development of solar energy, and the use of such technologies can provide our country the ability to extract colossal amounts of "clean" energy.
