A new solar cell is described that relies on a thin layer of clean CdS in which a high-field domain extracts holes from p-type emitters without having pn-junctions involved. This design is highly advantageous for increasing the efficiency of the solar cell significantly, by avoiding junction leakage and by increasing the open circuit voltage to its theoretical value approaching the band gap at T = 0 K.
Integration of semiconducting sulfides for full-spectrum solar energy absorption and efficient charge separation
A Chinese research team has recently constructed a unique ternary sulfide heteronanorod through a colloidal chemical transformation strategy.
New world record for polymer solar cells
Polymer solar cells could be cheaper and more reliable thanks to Swedish and Chinese researchers.
Stability issues of the next generation solar cells
Due to the need to develop efficient, low cost photovoltaics, different emerging photovoltaic technologies have been attracting increasing attention.
First transparent solar cells developed by physicists of Leipzig University
Prof. Marius Grundmann from Universität Leipzig and his PhD student Robert Karsthof, MSc, and further coworkers have presented the first such transparent solar cell in a recent article in physica status solidi (a).
A New Electron Transport Layer for Perovskite Solar Cells
A team of Chinese scientists have developed an opal-like TiO2 electron transport layer for perovskite solar cells.
Tata Steel announce major solar project
Tata Steel has unveiled plans to create one of the world’s largest solar energy projects of its kind in the Netherlands
Golden Anniversay Special: Solar Fuels Cluster, University of Toronto
After publishing 50 opinion pieces with us at MaterialsViews, Professor Ozin reflects on his three years work at the UofT solar fuel cluster, and looks to the future.
1st International Conference on Perovskite Solar Cells and Optoelectronics
The 1st International Conference on Perovskite Solar Cells and Optoelectronics was held at the Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), from 27–29 September, 2015.
Molecular design improves polymer solar cell performance
Yang et al. present a new method to tune the HOMO level of a TT-based polymer for higher efficiency polymer solar cells.