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Scientists reveal breakthrough that could reduce need for solar farms - Positive News (www.positive.news)

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[–] 0x01@lemmy.ml 5 points 2 months ago

Perovskite isn't new in the solar world but considering it a coating seems to be, it's not used today primarily because it degrades much quicker than silicon based cells, as of 2022:

the maximum lifetime attained by perovskite solar cells is just a year while it is about 25 years for the Silicon solar cells

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