A new design approach and specialized organic material helps improve the efficiency of lateral solar cells, turning energy generation on its side.
Facial mask used to improve solar cells quality
A new manufacturing technique to grow perovskite crystals for high-performance solar cells uses “face masks” to minimize imperfections.
Solar cells created with a single sheet of paper
A new ink deposition method simplifies a complicated process for creating efficient perovskite solar cells.
Doping solar cells to improve performance
Researchers are investigating ways to increase the efficiency and stability of solar cells, which could improve their commercial use as an alternative energy source.
Mixing it up: A low-cost way to make efficient, stable perovskite solar cells
Microfluidic processing could help to make a competitive printed photovoltaics industry a reality.
Conjugated polymer windows redirect light to solar cells
Luminescent solar concentrators based on a conjugated polymer redirect light from inside and out.
New production method of graphene enables transparent solar cells
A new way of making large sheets of graphene could lead to ultra-lightweight, flexible solar cells, and to new classes of light-emitting devices and other thin-film electronics
Perovskite silicon tandem solar cells with an optimum perovskite band gap
A group of researchers from Freiburg present a new tandem solar cell to break through current theoretical limits..
Lead-free material shows promise in eco-friendly solar cells
Relatively inexpensive compound could perform safely and effectively in solar cells
Eco-friendly perovskite solar cells made from peppermint oil and walnut aroma
A new eco-friendly perovskite solar cell improves stability and minimizes harmful solvents and lead leakage found in conventional cells.