Researchers at the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville are using the Talysurf CCI Lite optical 3D profiler from AMETEK Taylor Hobson to measure next-generation photovoltaic cells made from lower-cost materials that offer substantially improved energy conversion efficiencies.

The Optoelectronics Research Lab at the University of Arkansas, under the direction of electrical engineering professor Omar Manasreh, has successfully fabricated advanced solar energy cells with light-to-energy conversion efficiencies 50-percent greater than the current generation of silicon-based solar cells. Among the most important instruments in the university’s state-of-the-art lab is the Taylsurf CCI Lite noncontact optical 3D profiler. The Optoelectronic Research Lab has received funding by the U.S. Air Force Office of Scientific Research, NASA-EPSCoR Program, and NSF-EPSCoR Program.

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