This Magic Liquid Will Turn Any Surface Into Spray-On Solar Cells

According to scientists from the University of Central Florida, their new AI is developing perovskite, a liquid that can someday become spray-on solar panels, which they call PSCs (short for perovskite solar cells).

These panels are able to generate energy from sunlight just like any regular solar cells we are using. This idea has been around for over a decade but until now, scientists have not found a recipe that is both cost and energy-efficient.

Perovskite is processed in both liquid and solid states, ensuring the flexibility of the material. They can be painted on bridges, skyscrapers, and houses to help generate sustainable energy and send it to the power grid.

For now, silicon is still the go-to material for making solar cells because it is effective. However, it is not without limitations. The same is true for the futuristic perovskite. It is hard to make it into something stable and usable for practical application.

What the scientists aim at is a material that has all of the needed qualities, low production cost, stability, and flexibility. This is where AI kicks in. The system is fed with publications on perovskite which have been peer-reviewed, giving it the ability to predict which recipe is the best.

What the team hopes for is that the AI can help to make a futuristic material that is both budget-friendly and efficient.

However, the research is still at the infant stage of development and we may have to wait for a few years to see how it goes.

According to Jayan Thomas, the lead author of this research, their works prove that AI can be handy in the process of creating perovskite, as well as find out the physics to develop efficient PSCs.