agnolia is developing a new technology that will efficiently convert sunlight into electrical power and provide virtually all of our electricity needs. Imagine a future in which the residential homes and commercial buildings are powered with inexpensive, ultra-thin films of semiconductors solar cells!

Magnolia's solar cell research is bringing this dream of the future closer to reality.

Quantum effects in nanostructured materials enable the development of new device concepts that can radically enhance the operation of traditional semiconductors. For example, a larger fraction of the optical spectrum can be harnessed while maximizing the solar-cell operating voltage by using quantum wells and quantum dots embedded in a higher-band-gap barrier material.