A new paper introduces a new fabrication method for fullerene-free organic solar cells to help address their limitations and improve production efficiency.
Inkjet-Printed Solar Cells
Thin-film light absorbers are fabricated using an inkjet printer, and show power-conversion efficiencies of about 6.4%.
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.
Carbonaceous Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells
New work explores efforts using carbonaceous materials to develop highly efficient DSSCs.
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.
CIGS solar cells reach new record efficiency
ZSW Stuttgart, Germany, has recently presented CIGS solar cells with conversion efficiencies up to 21.7%.
Laser testing solar cells
Scientists NPL have developed a new method for detecting defects in solar cells using a technique called ‘compressed sensing’.
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.