Materials scientists at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) have achieved a new record in the performance of organic, non-fullerene-based, single-junction solar cells. Using a series of complex optimisations, ...
Energy & Green Tech
Nov 27, 2018
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Recently, the power conversion efficiency (PCE) of colloidal quantum dot (CQD)-based solar cells has been enhanced, paving the way for their commercialization in various fields; nevertheless, they are still a long way from ...
Energy & Green Tech
Aug 27, 2018
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In perovskite solar cells, charge carriers are mainly lost through recombination occurring at interface defect sites. In contrast, recombination at defect sites within the perovskite layer does not limit the performance of ...
Energy & Green Tech
Aug 2, 2018
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The University of Surrey has helped to create a technique that has produced the highest performing inverted perovskite solar cell ever recorded.
Energy & Green Tech
Jun 29, 2018
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Researchers have taken a step toward manufacturing solar cells from lead-free perovskites. High-quality films based on double perovskites, which show promising photovoltaic properties, have been developed in collaboration ...
Energy & Green Tech
Apr 6, 2018
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Some materials are like people. Let them relax in the sun for a little while and they perform a lot better.
Materials Science
Apr 5, 2018
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Scientists from the Imperial College London, Monash University, CSIRO, and King Abdullah University of Science and Technology have reported an organic thin film for solar cells with a non-fullerene small molecule acceptor ...
Materials Science
Mar 13, 2018
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With the power-conversion efficiency of silicon solar cells plateauing around 25%, perovskites are now ideally placed to become the market's next generation of photovoltaics. In particular, organic-inorganic lead halide perovskites ...
Materials Science
Dec 8, 2017
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Researchers at Tohoku University have developed an innovative method for fabricating semitransparent and flexible solar cells with atomically thin 2-D materials. The new technology improves power conversion efficiency of ...
Energy & Green Tech
Sep 26, 2017
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People build dams and huge turbines to turn the energy of waterfalls and tides into electricity. To produce hydropower on a much smaller scale, Chinese scientists have now developed a lightweight power generator based on ...
Nanophysics
Sep 8, 2017
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