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….
How can I prepare myself for something I do not yet know? Scientists from the Fritz Haber Institute in Berlin and from the Technical University…
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…
Nanostructured material and a new cell design pave the way for the production of silicon solar cells with more than 26 percent efficiency. There is…
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…
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…
A recent study shows that lettuce can be grown in greenhouses that filter out wavelengths of light used to generate solar power, demonstrating the feasibility…
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…
Researchers at Osaka University use machine learning to design and virtually test molecules for organic solar cells, which can lead to higher efficiency functional materials…
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…
Rice engineers develop polymer cores that redirect light from any source to solar cells. Rice University engineers have suggested a colorful solution to next-generation energy…
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,…
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…
A new study led by scientists from Incheon National University in Korea shows how to make a fully transparent solar cell. In a new study…
Researchers at Hiroshima University in Japan have blended together various polymer and molecular semiconductors as photo-absorbers to create a solar cell with increased power efficiencies…
The current world record tandem solar cell provided stable performance for 300 hours – even without encapsulation. An HZB team has published a report in…
Suns Voc current-voltage testing adapted for system-wide use. A new system for measuring solar performance over the long term in scalable photovoltaic systems, developed by…
Organic solar cells are cheaper to produce and more flexible than their counterparts made of crystalline silicon, but do not offer the same level of…