Major Power Efficiency Boost for Flexible Solar Cells
Scientists have recently tweaked the material of ternary organic solar cells (TOSCs) and achieved efficiencies in reach of their conventional solar-cell cousins. The results were…
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Revolutionary Leap in Solar Energy: Researchers Crack 30% Efficiency Threshold With Perovskite-Silicon Tandem Cells
In two separate studies, scientists present novel methods that enable the fabrication of high-performance perovskite-silicon tandem solar cells with power conversion efficiencies exceeding 30%. Silicon…
Defying Kirchhoff: Efficient Energy Harvesting With “Law-Breaking” Device
Scientists have developed a device that can break the principles of Kirchhoff’s law of thermal radiation, disrupting the traditional relationship between absorption and emission efficiencies…
Houston, We Have a Solution: Solar Cell Defects Healed by the Sun in the Vacuum of Space
Australian researchers have shown that perovskite solar cells damaged by proton radiation in low-earth orbit can recover their original efficiency in full through annealing in…
Exciton Fission Breakthrough Could Revolutionize Photovoltaic Solar Cell Technology
Researchers have resolved the mechanism of exciton fission, which could increase solar-to-electricity efficiency by one-third, potentially revolutionizing photovoltaic technology. Photovoltaics, the conversion of light to…
Simplifying the Future of Solar Energy: A Single-Step Solution-Coating Process for Perovskite Solar Cells
Perovskite Solar Cells (PSCs) are viewed as a promising technology for next-generation photovoltaics, thanks to their high efficiency and low cost of production. This has…
Revolutionizing the Future of Energy: Advancement in Halide Perovskite Solar Cell Technology
A new type of solar technology has seemed promising in recent years. Halide perovskite solar cells are both high-performing and low-cost for producing electrical energy…
18 Times More Power: MIT Researchers Have Developed Ultrathin Lightweight Solar Cells
A team of researchers has developed a new technique for producing ultrathin and lightweight solar cells that can be seamlessly integrated into any surface. Massachusetts…
New Microscope Uncovers Exciting Insights Into Promising Solar Cell Material
A new characterization tool was developed by a team of scientists, allowing them to gain unique insight into a possible alternative material for solar cells….
UCLA Breakthrough Could Lead to More Durable, Less Expensive Solar Cells
Using enhanced halide perovskite in place of silicon could produce less expensive devices that stand up better to light, heat. Amid all of the efforts…
New Record Efficiency Achieved by Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells
In the 1990s, mesoscopic dye-sensitized solar cells (DSCs) were invented by Brian O’Regan and Michael Grätzel, taking on the latter’s name – the world-famous Grätzel…
Innovative Technology Offers Big Performance Boost to Perovskite–Silicon Tandem Solar Cells
An extra metal fluoride layer enables charge separation and boosts performance in perovskite–silicon tandem solar cells. Inserting a metal fluoride layer in multilayered perovskite–silicon tandem…
Alternative to Silicon: Why Perovskites Could Take Solar Cells to New Heights
This family of crystalline compounds is at the forefront of research pursuing alternatives to silicon. Perovskites have great potential for creating solar panels that could…
The Michael Jordan of Solar Cells: New Technology Proves Its Lasting Power
30-year perovskite solar cells and the new technique for testing them for the long haul. Princeton Engineering scientists have developed the first perovskite solar cell…
A New Breakthrough Could Make It Possible To Harvest Solar Power at Night
Australian researchers have created a device that can produce power from heat radiation using a similar mechanism to night-vision goggles. Following a significant advancement in…
Solar Powered Medical Devices: Sponge-Like Solar Cells for Better Pacemakers
Invented by University of Chicago scientists, a new kind of solar cell could spur useful technology. As solar technology has improved, with greater efficiencies and…
Artificial Intelligence Helps Scale Up Advanced Solar Cell Manufacturing
Perovskite materials would be superior to silicon in PV cells, but manufacturing such cells at scale is a huge hurdle. Machine learning can help. Perovskites…
New Materials Enable Cheaper Solar Cells That Are Easier To Make
New solar cell devices that are cheaper and easier to make could soon make their way to market thanks to materials made at Imperial College…
