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…
Perovskite Solar Cell News
Perovskite and Organic Solar Cells Rocketed Into Space for the First Time
For the first time, researchers in Germany sent perovskite and organic solar cells on a rocket into space. The solar cells withstood the extreme conditions…
Princeton Chemists Resolve Origin of Perovskite Instability in Drive for More Efficient Solar Cells
The source of thermodynamic instability found in “rattling” behavior. Researchers in the Cava Group at the Princeton University Department of Chemistry have demystified the reasons…
Next-Gen Solar Tech With the Stability and Efficiency to Transform the Solar Energy Industry
Solar modules made from perovskite material gain power to transform the solar tech industry. Researchers from the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University…
Printing Solar Cells on Thin Films for Cheaper and More Efficient Solar Energy
Key step towards cheaper and more effective solar energy. A new study reports the highest efficiency ever recorded for full roll-to-roll printed perovskite solar cells…
Solar Flow Battery: Single Device Generates, Stores and Redelivers Renewable Electricity From the Sun
Chemists at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and their collaborators have created a highly efficient and long-lasting solar flow battery, a way to generate, store, and…
Crystal Structure Discovered Almost 200 Years Ago May Revolutionize Solar Cells
Solar energy researchers at Oregon State University are shining their scientific spotlight on materials with a crystal structure discovered nearly two centuries ago. Not all…
Precision Spray Coating Could Enable Solar Cells With Better Stability and Performance
New approach offers practical way to make multilayer perovskite solar cells. Although perovskites are a promising alternative to the silicon used to make most of…
Cheap Renewable Energy a Step Closer As Next-Generation Solar Cells Pass Strict International Tests
Perovskite crystals could underpin cheap renewable energy. Australian scientists have for the first time produced a new generation of experimental solar energy cells that pass…
Solar Cell Testing Sped Up Dramatically With New 3D-Printed System
Australian scientists flag dramatic improvement to next-gen perovskite R&D. Tests on new designs for next-generation solar cells can now be done in hours instead of…
Next-Generation Perovskite Solar Cells That Can Take the Heat, Maintain Efficiency Demonstrated
Perovskites with their crystal structures and promising electro-optical properties could be the active ingredient that makes the next generation of low-cost, efficient, lightweight and flexible…
Nanoscale Perovskite Laser Processing Breakthrough for Better Solar Cells and Optical Electronics
Scientists have developed a method for precise, fast, and high-quality laser processing of halide perovskites, promising light-emitting materials for solar energy, optical electronics, and metamaterials….
Breakthrough Self-Assembly Innovation Enables Cheaper Solar Energy Production
Material, synthesized by Kaunas University of Technology (KTU), Lithuania scientists, which self-assemble to form a molecular-thick electrode layer, presents a facile way of realizing highly…
New Efficiency Record Set by Novel Multi-Material Solar Cells
Researchers create highly efficient and stable tandem solar cell, one of the best-performing reported to date. Researchers from the University of Toronto Engineering and King…
Scientists Make High-Performance Hybrid Perovskite Solar Cells Safer
Researchers at Northern Illinois University and the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) in Golden, Colorado, reported on February 19, 2020,…
Capturing Extra Energy From the Sun: Harnessing Hot Carriers for High Efficiency Solar Cells
Materials that can slow the cooling of highly energetic hot carriers could capture extra energy from the Sun. Two-dimensional solar materials may offer a way…
Using Extremely Fast Lasers to Develop Perovskite Solar Cells That Can Harvest More Electricity
Scientists from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) in a collaboration with the University of Groningen (UG) in the Netherlands, have developed a method to…
Chalcogenide Perovskite Energy Transport Mechanism Mapped for Solar Energy Use
Engineers have characterized the thermal energy conversion mechanism in the lattice of an advanced nanomaterial called chalcogenide perovskite and demonstrated its ‘tunability’ — important for…
