Researchers creating electricity through photovoltaics want to convert as many of the sun’s wavelengths as possible to achieve maximum efficiency. Indium gallium nitride could be a valuable future material for photovoltaic systems. Sandia National Laboratories discovered that if an indium mixture is grown on a phalanx of nanowires rather than a flat surface, the indium shell layer will "relax" and produce less strain. This relaxation allowed the team to create a nanowire ...
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