Future of High Efficiency Perovskite Solar Cells Shines a Little Brighter
Solar cells, which convert sunlight to electricity, have long been part of the global vision for renewable energy. Although individual cells are very small, when…
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Highly Efficient Solar Energy Collectors Grown From Microscopic Seeds
Engineers create seeds for growing near-perfect 2D perovskite crystals. Rice University engineers have created microscopic seeds for growing remarkably uniform 2D perovskite crystals that are…
New Transparent Electrode Developed That Boosts Solar Cell Efficiency
Developing new ultrathin metal electrodes has allowed researchers to create semitransparent perovskite solar cells that are highly efficient and can be coupled with traditional silicon…
Sandwich Structure Improves Efficiency of Next-Generation Solar Panels
Scientists Take a Bite Out of Solar Efficiency Challenge With Sandwich Model The design of next-generation solar panels can now be improved thanks to a…
“Molecular Glue” Boosts Efficiency and Makes Perovskite Solar Cells Dramatically More Reliable Over Time
A research team from Brown University has made a major step toward improving the long-term reliability of perovskite solar cells, an emerging clean energy technology….
Researchers Identify the Defect That Limits Solar-Cell Performance: Hydrogen in Hybrid Perovskites
Researchers in the materials department in UC Santa Barbara’s College of Engineering have uncovered a major cause of limitations to efficiency in a new generation…
Breakthrough Could Result in Faster and Cheaper Energy to Power Electronics
By using laser spectroscopy in a photophysics experiment, Clemson University researchers have broken new ground that could result in faster and cheaper energy to power…
International Data Fusion Approach Homing In on Longer-Lasting Perovskite Solar Cells
A new approach to identifying useful formulations could help solve the degradation issue for these promising new lightweight photovoltaics. Materials called perovskites are widely heralded…
New Perovskite Fabrication Method for Solar Cells Paves Way to Low-Cost, Large-Scale Production
Sulfolane-additive process yields easy fabrication, low cost, top performance, long operating life. A new, simpler solution for fabricating stable perovskite solar cells overcomes the key…
Automated Chemistry Combines Chemical Robotics and AI to Accelerate Pace for Advancing Solar Energy Technologies
Researchers at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory and the University of Tennessee are automating the search for new materials to advance solar…
Twisting, Flexible Crystals Key to Advanced New Solar Cells
Researchers show how shapes and movements of halide perovskites create desirable renewable energy properties. Researchers at Duke University have revealed long-hidden molecular dynamics that provide…
New Design Improves Efficiency of Next-Generation Perovskite Solar Cells
Reducing internal losses could pave the way to low-cost perovskite-based photovoltaics that match silicon cells’ output. Perovskites are a leading candidate for eventually replacing silicon…
Squeezing a Rock-Star Material in a Diamond Anvil to Make It Stable Enough for Solar Cells
A promising lead halide perovskite is great at converting sunlight to electricity, but it breaks down at room temperature; now scientists have discovered how to…
New Way to Power Up Nanomaterials to Create Better Solar Cells and LEDs
UCLA materials scientists and colleagues have discovered that perovskites, a class of promising materials that could be used for low-cost, high-performance solar cells and LEDs,…
Game-Changer in Future Solar Technology: New Perovskite Solar Modules With Greater Size, Power and Stability
Perovskites are projected to be a game-changer in future solar technology but currently suffer from a short operational lifespan and drops in efficiency when scaled…
World Record: Perovskite/Silicon Tandem Solar Cells on the Magic Threshold of 30% Efficiency
The current world record tandem solar cell provided stable performance for 300 hours – even without encapsulation. An HZB team has published a report in…
Highly Efficient Eco-Friendly Perovskite Solar Cells With Enhanced Stability
While the power conversion efficiency of perovskite solar cells (PVSCs) — a future of solar cells — has already greatly improved in the past decade,…
New Solar Cells for Space Prove Successful on Rocket Test Flight
Almost all satellites are powered by solar cells – but solar cells are heavy. While conventional high-performance cells reach up to three watts of electricity…
