Benchmarks to better catch the sun
Simulations unveil efficiency targets and design rules to maximize the conversion of light into electricity using organic solar cells.
Materials Science
Jun 17, 2019
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News tagged with photovoltaic materials
Ready, jet... print
Inkjet printing is expected to fast track the commercialization of organic solar cells. Researchers from the KAUST Solar Center have exploited this technique to generate high-efficiency solar cells at large scales.
Engineering
Jun 3, 2019
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Durability vs. recyclability: Dueling goals in making electronics more sustainable
The falling cost of solar power has led to a boom in recent years, with more and more photovoltaic panels popping up on rooftops and backyard solar farms around the world.
Energy & Green Tech
Apr 4, 2019
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Turning buildings into energy producers
Photovoltaics can be used directly in building and renovation projects and serve as a construction material in their own right. Integrating solar panels into facades and roofs can transform buildings into electricity producers ...
Energy & Green Tech
Mar 11, 2019
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Printable solar materials could soon turn many parts of a house into solar panels
New houses could soon deliver on a long-awaited promise and incorporate windows or roof tiles that harvest solar energy, research conducted at KAUST suggests.
Energy & Green Tech
Oct 16, 2018
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High performance nitride semiconductor for environmentally friendly photovoltaics
A Tokyo Institute of Technology research team has shown copper nitride acts as an n-type semiconductor, with p-type conduction provided by fluorine doping, utilizing a unique nitriding technique applicable for mass production ...
Materials Science
Jul 4, 2018
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Lead-free, efficient perovskite for photovoltaic cells
A KAIST research team has proposed a perovskite material, Cs2Au2I6 that serves as a potential active material for highly efficient lead-free thin-film photovoltaic devices. This material is expected to lay the foundation ...
Materials Science
Jun 8, 2018
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Magnetic electrodes increase solar cell efficiency
An international research collaborative led by the Ikerbasque researcher Luis Hueso has developed a photovoltaic cell in which magnetic materials such as electrodes are used for the first time to provide current. The journal ...
Energy & Green Tech
Oct 3, 2017
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Saws made of carbon
More material could be saved when manufacturing wafers in future. Ultra-thin saws made of carbon nanotubes and diamond would be able to cut through silicon wafers with minimum kerf loss. A new method makes it possible to ...
Nanomaterials
Aug 1, 2013
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Bringing color to solar facades
Until now, designers of buildings have no choice but to use black or bluish-gray colored solar panels. With the help of thin-film technologies, researchers have now been able to turn solar cells into colorful creations.
Energy & Green Tech
Jul 1, 2013
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