Researchers from Lund University in Sweden have shown how nanowires could pave the way for more efficient and cheaper solar cells.
Advanced Materials Top 40 for November 6th 2012
Polymers, solar cells, and graphene – this and more in the Advanced Materials Top 40 this week.
Advanced Materials Top 40 for June 27, 2012
Eight new papers in the Top 10 this week, including super-stretchable carbon ropes and a new molecule for high-efficiency solar cells.
Special issue on Polymer Electronics
The latest guest-edited issue of Journal of Polymer Science: Polymer Physics takes an in-depth look at solar cells, transistors and characterization, with reviews free to download.
Advanced Materials Top 40 for June 13, 2012
Gui Bazan’s paper on a new small molecule for high-efficiency solar cells takes the top spot on this week’s Advanced Materials Top 40.
Graetzel DSSCs used in new iPad keyboard
A new iPad keyboard from Logitech represents the first major commercial use of dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) developed in the Grätzel lab at the EPFL.
Synthesizing Carbazole Oligomers
New carbazole oligomers for optoelectronics and polymer solar cells have been synthesized by modular chemistry.
The next big thing in tech could come from these tiny light absorbers
When the light absorbers are made very small, almost all the device performance metrics improve—but doing this is easier said than done.
The surprising influence of shape on twisted graphene
Scientists are exploring the behavior of electrons in helicoidal graphene strips, a unique form of graphene with a twisted shape.
Energy generated in the blink of an eye
A tiny battery built into smart contact lenses produces its own power through eye blinking, relying on tears and oxygen to power its cells.