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The Amp Hour · 10 Mar 2019 · 1h 10m · Episode 433

What this episode covers

Chris Gammell, a physicist at Cambridge University and co-founder of Swift Solar, explains the rapid efficiency gains in perovskite solar cells, which have jumped from 3% to over 24% in just a few years. He details the material's unique defect tolerance, low-temperature solution processing, and potential for lightweight, printed tandem cells that could drastically reduce installation costs. Gammell also discusses non-solar applications like LEDs and lasers, while noting that ion migration remains a key stability challenge for commercial viability.

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early-stage companies

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Swift Solar, Samsung, IBM, Solar City, Home Depot
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Cambridge University, Oxford, MIT, Stanford, PVEducation.org, Scientific American

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