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New Method Using Nanowires can Make More Efficient, Cheaper Solar Panels

A research group at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) has developed a method for making an ultra-high material efficient solar cell using semiconductor nanowires.

8 Nov 2021

Precise Modification of Electron Linkers for Improving the Performance of All-Polymer Solar Cells

Organic solar cells, which can be applied to flexible wearable electronic devices, indoor light-harvesting applications, building-integrated photovoltaics, and the internet of things, have attracted particular attention.

29 Oct 2021

Study Shows Potential of Multiferroic Materials in the Field of New Photovoltaic Devices

The development of new-type thin-film solar cell technology is groundbreaking, it opens up the possibility of introducing clean energy into modern families most cordially, and will bring a new way of life.

25 Oct 2021

Study Highlights the Potential of 2D Ferroelectrics for Developing Third-Generation Solar Cells

Bulk photovoltaic effect is widely used in generating electricity. As a process of energy transference from photons to electrons and of voltage formation within ferroelectric material, BPVE acts like a dam, raising up "water" to generate "power".

21 Oct 2021

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