Comments on: SiOnyx Brings “Black Silicon” into the Light; Material Could Upend Solar, Imaging Industries

By: Renzo Piacentini

Renzo Piacentini — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 17:55:51 +0000

buona sera ,vorrei sapere se questo “silicio nero” verrà messo in produzione, come facciamo a sapere la ditta che produrrà i pannelli e quando si potranno acquistare?
Ringrazio anticipatamente , e invio i miei più cordiali saluti.
Renzo Piacentini.

By: davidk

davidk — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 19:11:53 +0000

And imagine what they could have learned and how much sooner they could have learned it if they had consulted film manufacturers who have known for nearly 100 years that intentionally inserted impurities can be extremely beneficial to making better photo-reactive materials.

By: Black Silicon is Green

Black Silicon is Green — Sun, 10 May 2009 04:04:52 +0000

[...] efficiency than today’s photovoltaic cells,” wrote Xconomy’s chief correspondent, Wade Roush (http://www.xconomy.com/boston/2008/10/12/sionyx-brings-black-silicon-into-the-light-material-could-u…) . “Harnessing nuclear fusion energy arriving from Sol—solar energy at 1366 Watts per square [...]

By: Black Silicon is Green « green2cents

Black Silicon is Green « green2cents — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 14:28:39 +0000

[...] than today’s photovoltaic cells,” wrote Xconomy’s chief correspondent, Wade Roush ( http://www.xconomy.com/boston/2008/10/12/sionyx-brings-black-silicon-into-the-light-material-could-u... ) . “Harnessing nuclear fusion energy arriving from Sol—solar energy at 1366 Watts per square [...]

By: Black Silicon « Unruled Notebook

Black Silicon « Unruled Notebook — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 16:48:30 +0000

[...] The solar power industry are also excited by the prospect of using black silicon technology to build efficient photovoltaic cells. [...]

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Blahg 2008 Oct | Nonoscience — Sat, 28 Feb 2009 18:16:06 +0000

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Black Silicon | Nonoscience — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 10:39:46 +0000

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By: NA

NA — Sun, 14 Dec 2008 01:53:28 +0000

I worked in a team that created “black silicon” for about a year. There are still a few groups who make “black silicon” but as far as what they claim I am not sure if anything will come of it. I left the team because silicon becomes damaged beyound repair after the laser treatment and the increase in absorption comes for incorporation of sulphur. The sulphur evaporates very easily if one tries to in any way anneal the silicon to make its proporties more controllable. Semiconductor industry spent half a centruy controlling the properties of silicon for a reason. Even in non traditional IR sensor like PbS, the deposition process is controlled. Not absolutely random.

By: Sustainable Design Update » Blog Archive » “Black Silicon” Could Increase Photovoltaic Cell Efficiency

Sat, 15 Nov 2008 08:02:47 +0000

[...] process creates “black silicon” which is much better at absorbing light than normal silicon. Xconomy has a good summary of the process: Almost ten years ago, graduate students in the laboratory of [...]

By: Wow - Black Silica - THE Breakthrough in Solar.... - TDR Roundtable

Wow - Black Silica - THE Breakthrough in Solar.... - TDR Roundtable — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 05:59:25 +0000

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Mon, 27 Oct 2008 06:46:52 +0000

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By: Hum » Post Topic » SiOnyx - Black Silicon

Hum » Post Topic » SiOnyx - Black Silicon — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 00:15:39 +0000

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By: Black silicon is poised to improve digital imaging, maybe solar panels at Technology Nirvana

Tue, 14 Oct 2008 22:34:27 +0000

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By: Allan

Allan — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 19:54:56 +0000

The currently publicly-traded solar power companies have all taken a drubbing with the rest of the falling market. However, they were struggling even before the subprime crisis really started to take hold of the public’s imagination. Could this be a sign that the market already perceives a resultant over-capacity of solar power generation or a difficult path to profit?

By: » Green news harvest: ‘black silicon’ solar cells « Software Reviews & Free Software Download.

Tue, 14 Oct 2008 14:14:56 +0000

[...] SiOnyx Brings “Black Silicon” into the Light; Material Could Upend Solar, Imaging Indust…New company formed from Harvard-discovered method for making silicon more receptive to light, potentially making solar cells far more productive. [...]

By: Solar energy the future of energy crisis « Bokutachi no BLOG

Solar energy the future of energy crisis « Bokutachi no BLOG — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 14:11:21 +0000

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By: What Is That Black Silicon Stuff? | New Energy and Fuel

What Is That Black Silicon Stuff? | New Energy and Fuel — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 13:09:56 +0000

[...] Wade Roush at Xconomy Boston has interviewed the SiOnyx executives CEO Stephen Saylor and Principle Scientist James Carey a PhD graduate of Mazur’s lab for his article. SiOnyx was incorporated in 2005, the license deal done in 2006 with venture capital in hand. Roush explains from the interview what is happening quite well: [...]

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Tue, 14 Oct 2008 12:36:32 +0000

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By: Tech Talk » Blog Archive » Black silicon is poised to improve digital imaging, maybe solar panels

Tue, 14 Oct 2008 12:22:08 +0000

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Tue, 14 Oct 2008 12:16:22 +0000

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