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Using Plasma to Make Better Solar Cells

A simple process for depositing silicon oxide onto silicon wafers could be a great step forward for making silicon-based solar cells. Researchers at KAUST have used a method called plasma processing in a chamber filled with carbon dioxide gas.

27 Oct 2020

Engineering Thin-Film Organic Photodiodes via Chemical Doping

Photodiodes are optical sensors that convert the energy of light into electrical energy.

22 Oct 2020

New Insight into Electrolyte Additives Could Enhance Performance of Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells

Dye-sensitised solar cells used in low-light conditions could perform more consistently thanks to improved understanding of the role additives play in optimising electrolytes.

4 Sep 2020

Perovskite Solar Mini Module Achieves Highest Power Conversion Efficiency

A team of researchers at the Nanyang Technological University, Singapore has created a perovskite solar mini module that has recorded the highest power conversion efficiency of any perovskite-based device larger than 10 cm2.

15 Jul 2020

New Strategies for Recycling Solar Photovoltaic Modules

Researchers at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory have conducted the first global assessment into the most promising approaches to end-of-life management for solar photovoltaic modules.

15 Jul 2020

External Pressure Found to Degrade Performance of Solar Cells

A team, led by Dr. Jung-hoon Lee of the Computational Science Research Center of the Korea Institute of Science and Technology, recently collaborated with a team, led by Professor Jeffrey B. Neaton from the UC Berkeley Department of Physics, to develop a theoretical explanation for the structural changes and metallization that take place when hybrid Perovskite solar cells are exposed to external pressure.

14 Jul 2020