Dresden University of Technology

Researchers from Dresden University of Technology (TU Dresden), AMOLF, Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden Rossendorf and Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz have transformed single-cell algae into functional perovskite materials.

Scientists from TU Dresden, in cooperation with researchers at Seoul National University (SNU) and Korea University (KU), demonstrated the role of the re-use of photons (called 'photon recycling') and also light scattering effects in perovskite solar cells, supplying a pathway towards high-efficiency solar energy conversion. The study has been published in Science Developments.

In a recent paper entitled "Efficient Thermally Evaporated γ-CsPbI3 Perovskite Solar Cells," published this month in the journal Advanced Energy Materials, scientists report on the fabrication of a 'black perovskite' PV gadget-- a solar cell based on all-organic cesium-lead iodide (CsPbI3)-- by thermal evaporation.