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Sandia-Led Center to Improve Understanding of Perovskite-Based Photovoltaic Technologies

The Department of Energy recently awarded $14 million to form a Sandia National Laboratories-led center to improve the understanding of perovskite-based photovoltaic technologies and determine the best tests to evaluate the new solar panels' lifetimes.

9 Jul 2021

New Technology Used to Achieve Outstanding Performance in Organic Solar Cells

Organic solar elements with the self-assembling molecular-thin layer of hole-transporting material, the technology, which was used in producing a record-breaking tandem solar cell, achieved 18.4 power conversion efficiency.

24 Jun 2021

Common Perovskites can Superfluoresce at High Temperatures and Long Timescales

A commonly studied perovskite can superfluoresce at temperatures that are practical to achieve and at timescales long enough to make it potentially useful in quantum computing applications.

22 Jun 2021

Efficient Solar-Energy-Assisted CO2 Reduction Opens Doors to a Sustainable Future

Carbon dioxide emissions from human activities have risen drastically over the last century and a half and are seen as the primary cause of global warming and abnormal weather patterns.

22 Jun 2021

Special Holograms can be Easily Inserted into Solar Panel Package

The energy available from sunlight is 10,000 times more than what is needed to supply the world's energy demands. Sunlight has two main properties that are useful in the design of renewable energy systems.

26 May 2021

Novel Material Captures Light Energy, Shows Promise in Photovoltaics and Bioimaging

Inspired by nature, researchers at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), along with collaborators from Washington State University, created a novel material capable of capturing light energy.

17 May 2021

Quantum Mechanics can be Used to Create More Stable Organic Solar Cells

Quantum mechanics can be used to create more stable and more easily produced organic solar cells. These are the findings of new research from the University of Gothenburg.

12 May 2021

KIT Researchers Produce Perovskite Solar Modules with Minimum Scaling Loss

From cell to module without loss of efficiency: This is one of the main challenges of perovskite photovoltaics.

10 May 2021

NREL Researchers Develop a Breakthrough in Energy-Efficient Phototransistors

Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) developed a breakthrough in energy-efficient phototransistors.

5 May 2021

New Synthetic Approach Could Help Perovskite Solar Cells Achieve Their Full Potential

A synthetic approach that improves absorber layers in perovskite solar cells could help them achieve their full potential and draw closer to the performance of leading gallium arsenide devices.

5 May 2021

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