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New Organic-Inorganic Halide Perovskites Could Outshine Other Solar Materials

An exciting new solar material called organic-inorganic halide perovskites could one day help the U.S. achieve its solar ambitions and decarbonize the power grid.

20 Oct 2021

Researchers Identify Key Mechanism Responsible for Lower Efficiencies of Organic Solar Cells

Researchers have identified a key mechanism responsible for the lower efficiencies of organic solar cells and shown a way that this hurdle might be overcome.

30 Sep 2021

New All-Weather Imaging System Detects Defects in Solar Panels in Full and Partial Sunlight

Researchers have developed and demonstrated a new system that can detect defects in silicon solar panels in full and partial sunlight under any weather conditions.

28 Sep 2021

Study Advances Understanding of Perovskite's Ferroelectric Nature and Photovoltaic Properties

Perovskite is one of the most widely studied materials because of its many potential applications. A particularly promising field is photovoltaics, which involves devices that efficiently convert light into electricity.

15 Sep 2021

Study Provides Atomic-Scale Insight into How Chlorine Stabilizes Next-Generation Solar

A team of researchers led by Professor Yabing Qi in the Energy Materials and Surface Sciences Unit at the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University in Japan have imaged the atoms at the surface of the light-absorbing layer in a new type of next-generation solar cells, made from a crystal material called metal-halide perovskite.

13 Sep 2021

KAUST Researchers Devise A Cooler Way to Make Solar Cells More Efficient

Bandgap engineering can improve the performance of optoelectronic devices that aim to harness the energy of "hot" electrons, research from KAUST shows.

8 Sep 2021

Empa Researchers Set New Record in Boosting the Efficiency of Flexible Solar Cells

A group of scientists at Empa has pushed the efficiency of flexible solar cells to a new limit. Independent measurements revealed an efficiency of 21.4 percent when these types of solar cells convert light into electricity. For comparison: the best efficiency of a non-flexible solar cell made of crystalline silicon is reported at 26.7 percent.

8 Sep 2021

LumiSun™-50 Class AAA LED Solar Simulator

Innovations in Optics, Inc. is proud to introduce the new LumiSun™-50, an innovative, compact LED, AAA solar simulator based on our OEM LumiSun™,which is ideal for measuring the efficiency and spectral response of photovoltaic cells

From Innovations In Optics, Inc. 2 Sep 2021

New Hybrid Algorithms Better Estimate the Power Generated by Photovoltaic Systems in Advance

With the looming threat of climate change, it is high time we embrace renewable energy sources on a larger scale. Photovoltaic systems, which generate electricity from the nearly limitless supply of sunlight energy, are one of the most promising ways of generating clean energy.

21 Jul 2021

Combining Thin Layers of Different Materials Greatly Enhances Photovoltaic Effect

The photovoltaic effect of ferroelectric crystals can be increased by a factor of 1,000 if three different materials are arranged periodically in a lattice.

21 Jul 2021

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