Solar Cell Efficiency Improved With Silver
As a result of their two-year joint project, the materials researchers of Tallinn University of Technology have improved the efficiency of next generation solar cells…
Solar Cells
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…
“Big Surprise” Discovery Increases Perovskite Solar Cell Efficiency
Discovery means simpler and cheaper manufacturing methods are actually beneficial for the material’s use in next-generation solar cells or LED lighting. Scientists at the University…
New Clear, Conductive Coating for Improved Protection of Touch Screens and Solar Cells
New material should be relatively easy to produce at an industrial scale, researchers say. MIT researchers have improved on a transparent, conductive coating material, producing…
Harvesting Hot Electrons Without Tricks Could Increase Solar Panel Efficiency
The efficiency of solar panels is hampered by a ‘Goldilocks’ problem: the light needs to have just the right amount of energy to be converted…
Aspects of High Efficiency Perovskite Solar Cells Uncovered With Light 10 Billion Times Brighter Than the Sun
Using crystallographic analyses at the Diamond Light Source (DLS) synchrotron in the United Kingdom, an HZB team has demonstrated that hybrid halide perovskites crystallize without…
Highly Efficient Solar Cells Possible With Hybrid Perovskite Breakthrough
A new type of material for next-generation solar cells eliminates the need to use lead, which has been a major roadblock for this technology. Solar…
New Organic Solar Cells Set Efficiency World Record
A research team from Nuremberg and Erlangen has set a new record for the power conversion efficiency of organic photovoltaic modules (OPV). The scientists from…
Important Breakthrough in Perovskite Solar Cells
Rice University materials scientists use inorganic ingredients to limit defects, retain efficiency. Rice University scientists believe they’ve overcome a major hurdle keeping perovskite-based solar cells…
Perovskite Nanocrystal Breakthrough Could Lead to a Better, Cheaper Solar Cells
Scientific instrument made at McGill reveals liquid-like properties of a solid substance. McGill University researchers have gained tantalizing new insights into the properties of perovskites,…
Solar Cell Performance Boosted by Biological Material That Mimics Photosynthesis
Next-generation solar cells that mimic photosynthesis with biological material may give new meaning to the term “green technology.” Adding the protein bacteriorhodopsin (bR) to perovskite…
Eco-Friendly Electrochemical Catalysts Using Solar Cells to Harvest Energy From the Sun
A research team from Tokyo Institute of Technology (Tokyo Tech) and Kanazawa University developed an eco-friendly device that uses solar energy to catalyze an electrochemical…
Solar Cell Efficiency Increased With Innovative Two-Dimensional Materials
Scientists from NUST MISIS (Russia) and University of Rome Tor Vergata found out that a microscopic quantity of two-dimensional titanium carbide called MXene significantly improves…
New High-Performance Photovoltaic Solar Cells That Work Indoors
Wide-gap non-fullerene acceptor enabling high-performance organic photovoltaic cells for indoor applications. Swedish and Chinese scientists have developed organic solar cells optimized to convert ambient indoor…
New Discovery Advances Flexible Solar Cells a Step Closer to Reality
Discovery by University of Warwick scientists challenges accepted rule of organic solar cell design. Could help to bring about low cost, flexible and stable organic…
New Algorithm Boosts the Power Extracted From Existing Solar Panels
Researchers at the University of Waterloo have developed a way to better harness the volume of energy collected by solar panels. In a new study,…
Improving Solar Cell Efficiency With Nanowire Arrays
Transparent electrodes are a critical component of solar cells and electronic displays. To collect electricity in a solar cell or inject electricity for a display,…
New Dual-Layer Solar Cell Sets Record for Efficiently Generating Power
Materials scientists from the UCLA Samueli School of Engineering have developed a highly efficient thin-film solar cell that generates more energy from sunlight than typical…