Peafowl Solar Cell

A direct plasmonic solar cell converts light into electricity using plasmonic nanoparticles as the active, photovoltaic material. Plasmonic nanoparticles can absorb up to ten times as much light as other known materials. Because the Peafowl Solar Cell is so efficient at converting the light it intercepts into electricity, it can produce electricity even when very little light is intercepted. This is the key to the ultra-high transparency of the cell. Direct plasmonic solar cells should not be confused with plasmonic-enhanced solar cells that use plasmons to boost performance of other technologies, where the photovoltaic effect occurs in another material. The Peafowl Solar Cell is similar in structure to conventional organic solar cells and can therefore be inexpensively manufactured through a printing process in room temperature. There are countless possible applications where our transparent solar cells can make a significant difference by adding a self-powering capacity to innumerable digital functions in our environment to simplify and elate our every-day life. The technology is already here, we just want to add power savings, sustainability and our unique beauty of being transparent.