King Abdullah University of Science and Technology

New Tandem Solar Cell Hits 31.2% Efficiency Milestone
Revolutionizing solar energy, a new perovskite-silicon tandem cell achieves 31.2% efficiency, paving the way for scalable, robust, and innovative renewable energy solutions.
Oct 28, 2024 // Technology, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, solar cell, efficiency, KAUST
Enhancing Efficiency of Tandem Solar Cells with Unique Additive
Revolutionary research enhances silicon/perovskite tandem solar cells with THTZ-H+ additive, achieving 33.7% PCE. A game-changer for renewable energy production.
Aug 5, 2024 // Technology, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, solar cells, efficiency, KAUST, Marmara University
Breakthrough: 31.5% Efficient 4T Perovskite/Silicon Tandem Solar Cell
Revolutionary solar cell design by KAUST researchers achieves record-breaking 31.5% efficiency with innovative hole transport layer technology.
Jul 4, 2024 // Technology, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, solar cell, perovskite, efficiency, KAUST
Unlocking the Potential: C60 ETLs Revolutionize Perovskite Solar Cells
Discover the breakthrough in solar cell technology: a perovskite-silicon tandem cell with a thermally evaporated C60 electron transport layer. Achieving an impressive 30.90% efficiency, this innovation could revolutionize the industry.
Jan 26, 2024 // Technology, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, solar cells, perovskite, KAUST, Princeton University, Marmara University, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Nano-C
Boosting Solar Efficiency: Link Silicon & Perovskite
Researchers from Princeton University and KAUST have linked silicon and perovskite solar cells to boost efficiency and stability. Partial shading had no effect on the tandem solar module, making it an effective renewable energy resource.
Sep 7, 2023 // Technology, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, solar cell, perovskite, efficiency, KAUST, Princeton University
Saudi university achieves 33.2% performance for perovskite/si tandem
Scientists at Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah University of Science and also Technology (KAUST) have actually established a perovskite/silicon tandem solar cell with the world's highest possible power conversion effectiveness (PCE) of 33.2%, according to an announcement on Monday.
Apr 17, 2023 // Technology, Manufacturing News, Saudi Arabia, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Asia, solar cell, efficiency, KAUST
Enhancing organic solar cells' green glow
Organic solar cells could be made even greener by switching over the solvents utilized in their manufacture. Today's toxic chlorinated solvents can be changed by plant-derived options without influencing the resulting solar cells' light-capturing efficiency, KAUST researchers have actually revealed.
Dec 16, 2022 // Technology, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Daniel Corzo, organic solar cells
New understandings right into energy loss open doors for up-and-coming solar tech
Organic solar cells are an emerging technology with a great deal of promise. Unlike the ubiquitous silicon solar panel, they have the possible to be lightweight, flexible, and present a variety of colors, making them particularly eye-catching for urban or façade applications. Nonetheless, continued innovations in device performance have been slow as researchers work to recognize the fundamental processes underlying exactly how organic solar cells operate.
Nov 21, 2022 // Technology, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, organic solar cells, Princeton University, Barry Rand
Reordering the layers in solar-cell modules can aid improve efficiency
A solar-cell module that mitigates cell-to-module losses has actually been established by KAUST researchers complying with a rethink of the module's optical design as well as how it must be stacked.
Aug 23, 2022 // Technology, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, solar cell, efficiency, KAUST, Stefaan De Wolf, Lujia Xu
Scientists in Saudi Arabia Make 27% Effective n-i-p Perovskite Tandem Cell
The previous record for n-type perovskite tandem solar cells was 22% performance. Monolithic perovskite/silicon tandem solar cells have high power conversion efficiency potential at budget-friendly expense.
Jul 13, 2021 // Technology, Saudi Arabia, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Asia, solar cell, perovskite, efficiency, KAUST, n-type cell architecture, tandem devices
Closing know modern semiconductor solar cells
A synthetic approach that improves absorber layers in perovskite solar cells might help them accomplish their full potential as well as draw closer to the performance of leading gallium arsenide tools.
May 5, 2021 // Technology, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, solar cells, KAUST, Abdullah Alsalloum
This solar-powered device produces energy and cleans water at the same time
Still a prototype, the machine could one day help curb electricity and freshwater shortages
Jul 12, 2019 // Technology, Peng Wang, Jun Zhou, Saudi Arabia, Thuwal, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, George Ni, Asia