Research into solar cell materials has shown that stibnite synthesis is fast and cheap, and can be easily scaled up, critical for industrial applications.
Perovskite solar cells: more than just a fad?
Michael Grätzel et al. show excellent device stability for perovskite solar cells tested outdoors in the hot, humid climate of Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Polymer solar cells with enhanced open-circuit voltage exceeding 1 V
Enhanced performance in polymer solar cells is achieved using a linked-acceptor type conjugated polymer.
Enhanced Light Harvesting in Polymer Solar Cells
Enhanced light harvesting for polymer solar cells via ladder-type polymer donors.
Towards better polymer solar cell design
Italian and Germany researchers reveal secrets in interlayers and architectures of polymer solar cells.
Carbonaceous Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells
New work explores efforts using carbonaceous materials to develop highly efficient DSSCs.
Solar Refinery: Can we have our carbon cake and eat it too?
Professor Ozin explores the feasability of a solar refinery for making fuels and chemicals from CO2, H2O and sunlight.
New processing methods for flexible perovskite solar cells
Newly published research describes the development and combination of low temperature deposition and processing techniques for perovskite devices.
Spectral concentration improves solar cell efficiency
A research consortium from the UK, Spain, France and Germany is using photonic crystals to improve silicon photovoltaic performance.
CIGS solar cells reach new record efficiency
ZSW Stuttgart, Germany, has recently presented CIGS solar cells with conversion efficiencies up to 21.7%.