Nano light detector may mean smaller solar panels

An article in Futurity reports on a nanoscale photodetector developed by Qiaoqiang Gan, associate professor of electrical engineering, that combines both a unique fabrication method and light-trapping structures.

“By tuning the nano-cavity, we can control what wavelength we actually absorb," he said. "This will open the way to develop lots of different optoelectronic devices."

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Articles also appeared in news outlets that include PhysOrg, Laser Focus World, Domain B, Science Daily, Nanowerk, Germany’s Chemeurope and England’s New Electronics.