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An insight into the properties of fullerene is set to open the door to a new class of electronic acceptors which can be used to build better and cheaper organic solar cells. Organic solar cells have advanced a great deal since they were first invented nearly 20 years ago, but the fullerene component has remained largely the same and this has had a braking effect on the evolution of the technology. But now scientists at the University of Warwick have pinpointed an unappreciated property...

Scientists have discovered that a space inside a special type of carbon molecule can be used to imprison other smaller molecules such as hydrogen or water. The nano-meter sized cavity of the hollow spherical C60 Buckminsterfullerene — or bucky ball — effectively creates a 'nanolaboratory', allowing detailed study of the quantum mechanical principles that determine the motion of the caged molecule, including the mysterious wave-like behaviour that is a fundamental property of all...

GLEN ALLEN, Va., May 8, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Industry analyst firm NanoMarkets announces the release of an updated market analysis and forecast for the organic photovoltaics market, "Opportunities in the Organic Photovoltaics Market - 2012." In the report NanoMarkets says that while the total market value of OPV modules at the application level has the potential to grow from about $90 million in 2012 to $215 million by 2015 and to over $700 million by 2019, the industry is facing a...

Findings may offer clues to superior performance and guide synthesis of materials with improved properties Detailed studies of one of the best-performing organic photovoltaic materials reveal an unusual bilayer lamellar structure that may help explain the material's superior performance at converting sunlight to electricity and guide the synthesis of new materials with even better properties. The research, published in Nature Communications April 24, 2012, was conducted by scientists at...

[ Watch the Video ] For the first time ever, astronomers have discovered buckminsterfullerines existing in a solid form in space, according to a study published in the journal Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. Ian O'Neill of Discovery News reports that buckminsterfullerines (also known as buckyballs) are "a geodesic molecular ordering of 60 carbon atoms that resemble the domes designed by American architect and inventor Richard Buckminster Fuller." Previously, these...

WASHINGTON, Feb. 22, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Astronomers using data from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope have, for the first time, discovered buckyballs in a solid form in space. Prior to this discovery, the microscopic carbon spheres had been found only in gas form. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20081007/38461LOGO ) Formally named buckminsterfullerene, buckyballs are named after their resemblance to the late architect Buckminster Fuller's geodesic domes....

GLEN ALLEN, Va., Feb. 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Industry analyst firm NanoMarkets has posted the slides from the firm's webinar on materials for transparent electronics. The webinar presented findings from the firm's recent report, "Transparent Electronics Markets 2012" that examined the market potential for transparent electronics. Persons interested in accessing the slides may do so at the following link: www.nanomarkets.net/Downloads/TEMWEBINAR021512.pdf About the Report:...

GLEN ALLEN, Va., Jan. 19, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- NanoMarkets, a leading industry analyst in advanced materials and emerging electronics and energy markets will be hosting a webinar on the morning of February 15, 2012 to present findings from a recently released report, "Transparent Electronics Markets-2012". There is no cost to register for the event. Persons interested in participating can do so by registering on the NanoMarkets website at...

GLEN ALLEN, Va., Nov. 30, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Industry analyst firm NanoMarkets announced the release of a market report on transparent electronics titled, "Transparent Electronics Markets - 2012." This report identifies and quantifies markets for transparent displays, solar panels and sensors, as well as self-tinting windows. It also analyzes recent innovations in the materials from which these systems are fabricated including the developments in metal oxide semiconductors and...

A team of scientists led by a Penn State University chemist has demonstrated the strengths and weaknesses of an alternative method of molecular depth profiling -- a technique used to analyze the surface of ultra-thin materials such as human tissue, nanoparticles, and other substances. In the new study, the researchers used computer simulations and modeling to show the effectiveness and limitations of the alternative method, which is being used by a research group in Taiwan. The new...