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Researchers check out perovskite solar cells' toxicity as well as suggest risks may be overestimated
Scientists from Skoltech (Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology), Research Centre for Medical Genetics, Federal Research Center of Problems of Chemical Physics and also Medicinal Chemistry and also Zhengzhou Research Institute of HIT have examined the toxicity of materials used in perovskite solar cells.
Mar 6, 2023 // Technology, Skoltech, perovskite solar cells, Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology, Research Centre for Medical Genetics, Federal Research Center of Problems of Chemical Physics and Medicinal Chemistry, Zhengzhou Research Institute of HIT
A make over at the issue of energy effectiveness in lithium-ion batteries
A worldwide research team including two Skoltech researchers has actually experimentally demonstrated that a long-lasting description for reduced energy effectiveness in lithium-ion batteries does not hold.
Sep 21, 2021 // Technology, Storage, Lithium-ion batteries, Skoltech, efficiency, Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology
Novel polymer can improve efficiency of organic and also perovskite solar cells
Skoltech scientists and also their coworkers have actually manufactured a new conjugated polymer for organic electronic devices making use of two different chemical reactions and also shown the influence of both approaches on its efficiency in organic and also perovskite solar cells. The paper was released in the journal Macromolecular Chemistry as well as Physics.
Sep 16, 2021 // Technology, Skoltech, solar cells, perovskite, efficiency, Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology
Scientist recommend an appealing inexpensive natural product for batteries
A brand-new report by Skoltech researchers as well as their colleagues describes an organic material for the brand-new generation of energy storage devices, which framework adheres to a classy molecular style principle. It has actually lately been released in ACS Applied Energy Materials and also made the cover of the journal.
May 26, 2021 // Technology, Storage, Skoltech, Roman Kapaev
New material for catholytes and anolytes in organic redox flow batteries
Scientists from Skoltech as well as their collaborators have designed, synthesized and assessed brand-new substances that can function as catholytes as well as anolytes for organic redox flow batteries, bringing this appealing modern technology better to massive execution. Both papers were released in the Journal of Materials Chemistry An and Chemical Communications.
Apr 7, 2021 // Technology, Storage, Skoltech, Redox flow batteries, Elena Romadina, Keith Stevenson, Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology
Three steps to fast-charging potassium batteries
Scientists led by Moscow’s Skolkovo Institute of Technology have drawn upon several of their recent battery material innovations to create a potassium-ion device. The institute says its development will pave the way for ultrafast and durable, high capacity metal-ion batteries, to supply rising demand for energy storage innovations.
Nov 14, 2019 // Technology, Manufacturing News, Storage, Lithium-ion batteries, Pavel Troshin, Skoltech, Europe, Asia, Russia, Moscow, Roman Kapaev, Philipp Obrezkov
Organic solar cells will last 10 years in space
Scientists from the Skoltech Center for Energy Science and Technology, the Institute for Problems of Chemical Physics of RAS, and the Department of Chemistry of MSU presented solar cells based on conjugated polymers and fullerene derivatives, that demonstrated record-high radiation stability and withstand gamma radiation of >6,000 Gy raising hopes for their stable operation on the near-earth orbit during 10 years or even longer. The results of the study were published in ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces.
Jul 11, 2019 // Technology, Soviet Union, Pavel Troshin, Skoltech, Ilya Martynov, Institute for Problems of Chemical Physics of RAS, Skoltech Center for Energy Science and Technology