Researchers at Kanazawa University have performed a detailed investigation of the molecular mechanisms by which organic solar cells suffer damage as they are exposed to sunlight. This research has important implications for ...
Analytical Chemistry
Dec 2, 2019
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Scientists at the University of Cambridge studying perovskite materials for next generation solar cells and flexible LEDs have discovered that they can be more efficient when their chemical compositions are less ordered, ...
Optics & Photonics
Nov 11, 2019
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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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A team of scientists at the University of Manchester has solved a key flaw in solar panels after 40 years of research around the world.
General Physics
Jun 3, 2019
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A Loughborough University Ph.D. student has helped shed light on a solar panel puzzle that could lead to more efficient devices being developed.
Energy & Green Tech
May 14, 2019
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A Navy scientist has re-engineered the software that allows long-endurance drones to powerlessly climb into the sky on bubbles of warm air.
Engineering
May 10, 2019
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Scientists from Skoltech, IPCP RAS, MSU and UFU have considered the application of emerging photovoltaics in spacecrafts and satellites and explored the radiation stability of perovskite solar cells with respect to gamma ...
Materials Science
Mar 21, 2019
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Developing efficient solar cells without lead as a major component remains a "formidable scientific challenge," according to a review in the journal Science and Technology of Advanced Materials.
Materials Science
Feb 21, 2019
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Small tweaks in component ratios generate electronically different layers from the same material to create transparent transistors.
Nanomaterials
Jan 29, 2019
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An international team of materials scientists from France, Russia and Kazakhstan found a way to boost the efficiency of organic solar cells several times. The new study, published in the Journal of Materials Chemistry A, ...
Materials Science
Jul 26, 2018
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