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…
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…
New roll-to-roll production method could enable lightweight, flexible solar devices and a new generation of display screens. A new way of making large sheets of…
Highly energetic, “hot” electrons have the potential to help solar panels more efficiently harvest light energy. But scientists haven’t been able to measure the energies…
Solar power systems with double-sided (bifacial) solar panels — which collect sunlight from two sides instead of one — and single-axis tracking technology that tilts…
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…
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…
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…
A clear semiconductor based on tin could improve solar power generation. Mobility is a key parameter for semiconductor performance and relates to how quickly and…
Successful development of photovoltaic commercialization technology with improved quantum dot efficiency. The cause for efficiency degradation in an actual operating environment has been identified, with…
There may be many overlooked organic and inorganic materials that could be used to harness sunlight underwater and efficiently power autonomous submersible vehicles, report researchers…
The European Space Agency (ESA) has backed the creation of this flexible, ultra-thin solar cell to deliver the best power to mass ratio for space…
Scientists from the RIKEN Cluster for Pioneering Research and RIKEN Center for Emergent Matter Science have succeeded, in collaboration with international partners, in creating an…
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…
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…
Molecular changes could improve the efficiency of next-generation photovoltaics. A molecular tweak has improved organic solar cell performance, bringing us closer to cheaper, efficient, and…
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,…
A new world record for the conversion of solar energy to electricity using quantum dots. The development of next-generation solar power technology that has potential…