Researchers from the University at Buffalo, Army Research Laboratory and Air Force Office of Scientific Research have developed a new, nanomaterials-based technology that has the potential to increase the efficiency of photovoltaic cells up to 45 percent.

EE SUNY Distinguished Professor Vladimir Mitin, RF SUNY Research Associate Professor Andrei Sergeev, and EE Assistant Professor Nizami Vagidov, working together as OptoElectronic Devices (OPEN) LLC researchers, are developing unique quantum dot nanomaterials that combine strong generation of photocarriers by infrared radiation and long photoelectron lifetime.