New Technique Yields a Major Boost in Solar-Cell Efficiency
In a newly published study, MIT researchers detail the technique they used to develop a photovoltaic device that generates more than one electron per photon,…
In a newly published study, MIT researchers detail the technique they used to develop a photovoltaic device that generates more than one electron per photon,…
At the 245th National Meeting & Exposition of the American Chemical Society, Dr. Nocera described recent advances in the “artificial leaf,” such as the ability…
A new study from Stanford researchers suggests that electricity generated by all of the world’s installed solar photovoltaic (PV) panels has caught up to the…
Researchers have developed silicon-based light-emitting diodes (SiLEDs) that have the ability to change color from the deep red down to the yellow-orange spectral region by…
In a newly published study, an international team of scientists has shown that layered oxide heterostructures can be used to create a new kind of…
In a newly published study, researchers from Aalto University show that black silicon can improve the efficiency of solar cells by improving the light absorption…
Researchers at Princeton University have used nanotechnology to develop a nanotechnological mesh that increases efficiency over organic solar cells nearly threefold. The scientists published their…
Nanoscale cubes of silver could help make more efficient solar panels, heat detectors and specialist cameras. The randomly scattered cubes were placed on pieces of…
According to the latest annual PV cost-tracking report from the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, the median installed price of residential and commercial solar photovoltaic power…
Scientists at Stanford University have put together the first solar cell that’s entirely made up of carbon, which is a promising alternative to the expensive…
By using concentrating lenses, dynamic spin, conical shape, and advanced electronics, V3Solar’s Spin Cell Technology is able to produce over 20 times more electricity than…
In a recently published study, scientists show that the photocurrent generated by a single photosynthetic protein, photosystem I, can be measured using a scanning near-field…
Utilizing the electric field effect, a new technology called “screening-engineered field-effect photovoltaics,” or SFPV, reduces the cost and complexity of fabricating solar cells and could…
Using a photoactive plastic that converts infrared light into an electrical current, scientists developed a new kind of polymer solar cell that produces energy by…
Using carbon nanotubes and C60, scientists at MIT developed the first all-carbon photovoltaic cell, a new kind of solar cell that could tap into solar…
New research from the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory shows that high-quality gallium indium phosphide (GaInP) cells produce useful solar power underwater, with initial results at…
Are you tried of foggy windows on rainy days and glare coming off your TV screen? Scientists at MIT have developed a new process of…
Solar cell technology continues to advance and new research from the University of California, Berkeley demonstrates a new record-breaking technique. Designed to be more like…