The "Light-Material Interactions in Energy Conversion" Energy Frontier Research Center (LMI-EFRC) is a national resource for fundamental optical principles and phenomena relevant to solar energy conversion, and for design of the optical properties of materials and devices used for energy conversion. The LMI-EFRC features a team that spans the campuses of Caltech, Berkeley and Illinois, and creates a foundational partnership between scientific leaders in optical properties of matter with experts in solar photovoltaic and photochemical energy conversion and innovators in the design and fabrication of novel electronic and photonic materials. 
Spotlight
Luminescent LED-type solar cell design breaks efficiency records: Professor Eli Yablonovitch's breakthrough result that enabled Alta Device's record solar cell efficiency is highlighted at physorg.com, semiconductor-today.com, and CleanTechnica.com. Read more... 05.02.12
Team Meeting April 9, 2012: The LMI-EFRC Group gathered in San Francisco for a team meeting that included presentations by students, LMI PI/Caltech Professor Oskar Painter, and an invited talk by Professor Yi Cui of Stanford University and the Bay Area Photovoltaic Consortium. Read more... 04.18.12
Future Directions of the LMI-EFRC Proposal Contest: Congratulations to winners Dennis Callahan (Caltech, Atwater Group), and Matt Lucas (LBL, Alivisatos Group) and Derek Le (UIUC, Nuzzo Group). Read more... 04.18.12
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