Novel highly efficient polymer solar cells show great promise for large-scale production.
Heterojunction Solar Cells Boosted to Higher Efficiency
Replacing the commonly used ITO/Ag contact stack with aluminum allows for an increased efficiency and lower manufacturing costs of heterojunction solar cells.
Improving CIGSe Solar Cells with Nanophotonics
A nanophotonic approach makes ultrathin CIGSe solar cells with high efficiencies possible.
New Ray of Hope for High-Efficiency Solar Cells
A new approach with the potential to overcome efficiency loss of solar cells.
“Chalcostibite” Solar Cells
High-throughput combinatorial experiments reveal current/voltage trade-offs in chalcostibite thin film solar cells.
The Functions of Chlorine in Aqueous-Processed High-Performance Polymer/CdTe Hybrid Solar Cells
The device performance of aqueous-processed polymer/CdTe hybrid solar cells is dramatically improved after incorporating CdTe nanocrystals with Cl.
Genetically Modified Energy – How DNA Enhances Photoelectrochemical Solar Cells
In a recent study, researchers succeeded in applying chickpea and wheat DNA as bridging unit and thin tunneling layer at the TiO2/dye interface.
Flexible dye-sensitized solar cell photoanodes
Scientists from Singapore and China have developed flexible titanium dioxide photoanodes with a multilayered structure.
Solar Trees – Semitransparent, Flexible, Organic Solar Cells
A team of researchers from the U.K. and Germany present the technology behind an exciting phase of solar cell technology: solar trees.
ZSW Sets New World Record for Thin-film Solar Cells
The Centre for Solar Energy and Hydrogen Research Baden-Württemberg (ZSW) has nudged up the performance bar for thin-film solar cells yet another notch.