US researchers have designed a 2D solar cell based on TMDCs that may exceed by far the efficiency of this device typology, which usually doesn’t exceed 6%. The novelty of this cell consists of its ...

Modern consumer solar technology offers quite a bit of variety, from standard panel designs with silicon materials to thin-film alternatives made of cadmium. So, what's all this about perovskite solar ...

Scientists have achieved a new level of control over the atomic structure of a family of materials known as halide ...

Perovskite solar cells are inexpensive to produce and generate a high amount of electric power per surface area. However, ...

Third-generation solar cell technology is advancing rapidly. An engineering research team at The Hong Kong Polytechnic ...

An international team of researchers has raised the efficiency of perovskite solar cells to nearly 27 percent after ...

Researchers in China have developed an inverted perovskite solar cell approaching the 27% efficiency threshold. The device incorporates a specially designed self-assembled monolayer that passivates ...

An innovative hybrid solar device that combines a PV panel and energy storage has achieved record levels of energy storage efficiency for such a device. And unlike conventional batteries, the ...

Researchers have achieved a new level of control over the atomic structure of a family of materials known as halide ...