Research Hints at Graphene’s Photovoltaic Potential Newly observed properties mean graphene could be a highly efficient converter of light to electric power.
http://www.technologyreview.com/news/511751/research-hints-at-graphenes-photovoltaic-potential/ <<Although the work only hints at possible solar applications, it shows that graphene could be considered a candidate for use in so-called third-generation solar cells. The term refers to yet-to-be-developed technologies that would overcome the physical limits of conventional solar cells and reach much higher efficiencies. Today’s silicon cells have a theoretical efficiency limit of around 30 percent. Solar cells made of graphene might have a theoretical limit of over 60 percent.>> Harry
