Impurity-to-Efficiency (I2E) Simulation Tool

1,757 views · Published 7 February 2012 · 1:37 · Indexed 27 September 2026

Channel: Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) · 2012 · Science & Technology

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An online tool called "Impurities to Efficiency" (known as I2E) allows companies or researchers exploring alternative manufacturing strategies to plug in descriptions of their planned materials and processing steps. After about one minute of simulation, I2E gives an indication of exactly how efficient the resulting solar cell would be in converting sunlight to electricity.

Read more: http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2012/impurities-to-efficiency-software-0207.html
Video: Ashley Morishige

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