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Harnessing The Sun: Solar Cells

Harnessing The Sun: Solar Cells

Currently, solar cells rely on crystalline silicon and have an efficiency on the order of 20 percent

Perovskite crystal structures, which have a theoretical efficiency of up to 40 percent, could be a better alternative

They present challenges, however, because they lack long-term stability and could, in some varieties, be more toxic

Quantum computing could help solve these challenges by allowing for precise simulation

If the theoretical efficiency increase can be reached, the levelized cost of electricity (LCOE) would decrease by 50 percent

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