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Breakthrough in solar tech: Researchers enhance perovskite cells with lattice strain, achieving 93.5% efficiency limit and improved stability, paving the way for more durable, efficient solar energy solutions.

Revolutionary SINO material boosts solar cell longevity, mimicking nature's adaptability for smarter, more efficient renewable energy solutions.

Revolutionizing solar energy: A global team boosts perovskite cell efficiency to 25.6% with a novel polymer additive, paving the way for cost-effective, stable solar solutions.

Researchers unveil breakthrough bifacial solar cells with over 27 mW cm−2 output, achieving 24% efficiency—pioneering the future of solar energy technology!

EPFL’s groundbreaking tandem solar cell reaches 30.22% efficiency, merging perovskite and silicon innovations to redefine solar technology's future.

Discover how a groundbreaking perovskite structure harnesses visible light to boost charge transport and enhance efficiency in layered devices, paving the way for greener energy solutions!

Revolutionizing solar energy with machine learning: EPFL researchers discover high-efficiency perovskite materials for cost-effective solar panels.

Revolutionary method re-manufactures perovskite solar cells with 88% efficiency. Reduce environmental impact by reusing and recycling components, cutting CO2 emissions by up to 53%.

Unlock new possibilities in data-processing with the revolutionary two-dimensional molybdenum disulfide processor from the EPFL LANES team. A processor dedicated to vector-matrix multiplication, perfect for AI accelerators and more, with the potential to reduce energy consumption and revolutionize data-processing.

New method developed by EPFL, University of Toronto and University of Kentucky enables perovskite solar cells to be more durable and efficient under high temperatures and humidity. Quasi-steady-state power-conversion efficiency of 24.09% achieved. Could bring us closer to large-scale deployment of this photovoltaic tech.

Discover the breakthrough findings of two new studies about highly efficient tandem solar cells using perovskite-silicon: a phosphonic acid additive to improve crystallization and an ionic liquid to enhance charge extraction, reaching up to 31.2% and 32.5% power conversion efficiencies.

A worldwide research group that includes scientists from EPFL in Switzerland, Middle East Technical University (METU) in Turkey, Lomonosov Moscow State University in Russia as well as The University of Tokyo has actually produced a quasi-2D perovskite solar cell with a unique type of salt to enhance hole extraction.

Scientists at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), City University of Hong Kong, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), University of Kentucky, University of Colorado, University of Toledo as well as Brown University have actually created a concept that simplifies the process of manufacturing perovskite solar cells, which can increase their path towards commercialization.

A team of scientists, led by Professor Michael Grätzel at EPFL and also Xiong Li at the Michael Grätzel Center for Mesoscopic Solar Cells in Wuhan (China), have actually developed a technique that deals with stability issues of perovskite solar cells (PSCs) as well as raises their effectiveness.

Perovskite solar cells have drawn a significant amount of study attention as a promising option to conventional silicon-based solar cells, as a result of their effectiveness in converting sunlight right into electrical power. Perovskite solar cells are a hybrid of organic as well as not natural materials and also contain a light-harvesting layer as well as a charge-transporting layer.