Scientists NPL have developed a new method for detecting defects in solar cells using a technique called ‘compressed sensing’.
Modeling improved organic solar cell behaviour
A new electrostatic model has been developed, which treats electrons and holes not as point charges or an average electrostatic density, but as delocalized Gaussian spheres.
Developing transparent solar concentrators
A team of researchers at Michigan State University has developed a new type of transparent solar concentrator.
Voltage loss in polymer solar cells down to the dielectric constant
High dielectric constant polymer solar cells found to behave as efficiently as their inorganic counterparts.
MIT researchers break QD solar cell efficiency record
Rate of improvement of quantum dot devices is one of the most rapid seen for a solar technology.
Atomically thin solar cells
Ultrathin layers made of tungsten and selenium may be used as flexible, semi-transparent solar cells.
The BOSCO Solar Cell: Double-Sided Collection and Bifacial Operation
The Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE in Freiburg, Germany has developed a new solar cell structure for crystalline silicon.
Why are halide perovskites so good in solar cells?
A research group has uncovered the unique structural, electronic, optical, and defect properties of halide peroveskites.
Testing solar collectors from the Zugspitze to the Negev Desert
Researchers from the Fraunhofer ISE have been investigating the effects of extreme environments on solar collectors.
Degradation discovery could extend solar cell lifetime
Spiro-MeOTAD shows surprising behaviour in detailed OIST study.