To make photogalvanic cells a reality in life for simultaneous solar power and storage, some challenges have to be tackled
Flexible Solar Cell for Wearable Electronics Produced by Green Printing Process
Fengyu Li and Yanlin Song from the Chinese Academy of Sciences, along with their co-workers, have designed high-performance flexible perovskite solar cells (PSCs) for wearable electronics using green printing technology.
Aqueous-Processed Hole-Transport Layer for High-Performance Solar Cells
Thomas D. Anthopoulos and colleagues report a simple, environmentally-friendly processing method for copper(I) thiocyanate (CuSCN), a next-generation hole-transport layer (HTL) for organic and hybrid perovskite solar cells. The power conversion efficiency reaches 17.5%—a remarkable improvement over conventional polymer HTLs.
Reducing Light-Induced Burn-In in Polymer Solar Cells
Jordi Matorell and co-workers achieve a longer lifetime of polymer solar cells by addressing the issue and mechanism of UV-induced “burn-in”, a phenomenon linked to rapid degradation of electron transport.
Technological Advances in 2D Hybrid Metal-Halide Perovskite Solar Cells
2D hybrid Metal-Halide Perovskite Solar Cells are studied with regards to their light response and the resulting changes occurring in their material properties.
Electrospray-Assisted Fabrication of Moisture-Resistant and Highly Stable Perovskite Solar Cells
Researchers from Washington University in St. Louis describe a novel technique to fabricate perovskite solar cells, which have tremendous potential in the future designs of photovoltaic technology.
Understanding H- and J-Aggregation: One Small Step for a Scientist, One Giant Leap for Solar Cells
Optimizing H- and J-type aggregates significantly improves the power conversion efficiency in bulk-heterojunction solar cells.
New Potential Materials for Solar Cells
Alternative compounds consisting of abundant, inexpensive, and eco-friendly elements for solar cells are needed.
Improving the Efficiency of Lead-Halide Perovskite Solar Cells
Perovskite solar cells with different thicknesses of the hole-transporting layer are fabricated.
Selenium-Graded Sb2(S1−xSex)3 based Heterojunction Solar Cells Break the Efficiency Record
Highest power conversion efficiency achieved for planar heterojunction solar cells based on Selenium-Graded Sb2(S1−xSex)3.