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Energy

Merck Powers Up Solar-Cell Consortium

by Alex Scott
May 20, 2013 | A version of this story appeared in Volume 91, Issue 20

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Credit: Merck
Merck KGaA and partners are targeting improvements in solar-cell efficiency and stability.
A photo of Merck solar cells.
Credit: Merck
Merck KGaA and partners are targeting improvements in solar-cell efficiency and stability.

Merck KGaA, together with 3GSolar of Jerusalem and Colour Synthesis Solutions of Manchester, England, has started a research program to develop large-area, highly efficient cobalt-based dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) for generating electricity. The program, named Cobra, will run for three years. The partners aim to improve DSSC efficiency and stability by using a cobalt-based redox system with a nonvolatile electrolyte.

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