QuoteThe MLU team irradiated the cell with laser light to test the new material, and the results surprised them. Compared to pure barium titanate of a similar thickness, the current flow was up to 1,000 times stronger, despite the proportion of barium titanate having been reduced by almost two-thirds.
But that is not from your article. Your article garbled the fact. So no, 1000x is not compared to silicon. My source.
As Silicon is between 14 and 19 % efficient for commercial panels now, 1000x would be impossible. If this was a game changer it would be all over the news, and my source is two years old. Don't hold your breath.