A bifacial dye-sensitized solar cell that can efficiently generate electricity when illuminated from either side may help bring down the cost of solar energy production.
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Bisquert, J. The two sides of solar energy. Nature Photon 2, 648–649 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1038/nphoton.2008.212
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