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Polymers Sep 28, 2023

Ductile oligomeric acceptor enables highly efficient and mechanically robust flexible organic solar cells

A research group led by Prof. Ge Ziyi at the Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering (NIMTE) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has incorporated a ductile oligomeric acceptor (DOA) into the polymer donors ...

Nanomaterials Sep 21, 2023

One-atom-thick phosphorus/arsenic alloy ribbons could improve batteries, solar cells and sensors

Researchers at UCL have created one-atom-thick ribbons made of phosphorus alloyed with arsenic that could dramatically improve the efficiency of devices such as batteries, supercapacitors and solar cells.

Analytical Chemistry Jul 28, 2023

Researchers use quantum computer to identify molecular candidate for development of more efficient solar cells

Using the full capabilities of the Quantinuum H1-1 quantum computer, researchers from the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory not only demonstrated best practices for scientific computing on current quantum ...

Analytical Chemistry Jul 20, 2023

Improved stability could help perovskite solar cells compete with silicon

An international team that includes researchers from the University of Toronto's Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering has created a perovskite solar cell that can stand up to high temperatures for more than 1,500 hours—a ...

Space Exploration Jul 14, 2023

Examining our options for a lunar solar power satellite

The concept of gathering some of the unlimited sunlight available in space, then transmitting it down to users, was first developed to serve the clean energy needs of planet Earth. But Space-Based Solar Power can also work ...

Analytical Chemistry Jul 10, 2023

Record-breaking tandem solar cell now with precise scientific explanations

The world's best tandem solar cells consisting of a silicon bottom cell and a perovskite top cell can today convert about a third of the incident solar radiation into electrical energy. These are record values, especially ...

Analytical Chemistry Jun 26, 2023

Researchers explain the performance of the most efficient and stable solar cells

Juan Luis Delgado, Ikerbasque researcher at POLYMAT and the University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU) in collaboration with researchers from the University of Oxford (U.K.), has published an article in the Journal of the ...

Nanophysics Jun 14, 2023

Researchers reveal mechanism of SnO2 electron transport layer modified by graphdiyne in perovskite solar cells

Prof. Sun Baoyun's group from the Institute of High Energy Physics (IHEP) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences recently used graphdiyne oxide (GDYO), fluorinated GDYO (FGDYO) and nitrogen-doped GDYO (NGDYO) to improve the SnO2 ...

Condensed Matter Jun 12, 2023

Breakthrough in understanding charge transport in organic solar cells

Researchers from the Professorship of Optics and Photonics of Condensed Matter, headed by Prof. Dr. Carsten Deibel, of Chemnitz University of Technology and other partner institutions are currently working together on solar ...

Condensed Matter May 25, 2023

Twisting under the stroboscope: Controlling crystal lattices of hybrid solar cell materials with terahertz light

To overcome global energy challenges and fight the looming environmental crisis, researchers around the world investigate new materials for converting sunlight into electricity. Some of the most promising candidates for high-efficiency ...

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