Solar Cells Could Capture Infrared Rays for More Power By Charles Q. Choi

Hybrid materials could boost photovoltaic efficiencies by 30 percent or more.
Solar cell efficiencies could increase by 30 percent or more with new hybrid materials that make use of the infrared portion of the solar spectrum, researchers say. Visible light accounts for under half of the solar energy that reaches Earth's surface. Nearly all of the rest comes from infrared radiation. However, solar infrared rays normally passes right through the photovoltaic materials that make up today's solar cells.....CLICK THIS LINK FOR THE REST OF THE STORY AT https://spectrum.ieee.org/energywise/energy/renewables/solar-cells-could-capture-infrared-rays-for-more-power