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Discover how N.C. State and Brookhaven National Labs have developed RoboMapper: a robot technology that automates materials research, leading to improved solar cell efficiency, reduced costs, and energy savings. Validated results show promising performance for converting light into electricity.

Led by the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory as well as the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, a study of a solar-energy product with a bright future revealed a way to reduce phonons, the waves that move heat. The discovery could enhance novel hot-carrier solar cells, which convert sunshine to electrical energy much more effectively than conventional solar cells by harnessing photogenerated fee providers before they lose energy to heat.

The dire assessment from the International Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) made it very clear this past year: To avoid the worst impacts of the climate crisis, a significant shift to clean energy sources must be well underway by 2030.

As a new member of photovoltaic family, antimony trisulfide (Sb2S3) has the satisfactory bandgap of 1.7 eV, profiting the fabrication of the leading absorber layer of tandem solar cells. Because of an unique quasi-one-dimensional framework, it shows benefits of much less dangling bonds. Based upon these advantages, the openings defects upon the surface triggering the recombination of carriers could be minimized dramatically, which assists to resolve the photovoltaic problems in solar cells.

Uncover the key to perovskite solar cell stability: ion-induced field screening. Discover how researchers are revolutionizing next-gen solar technology in Nature Energy.

Revolutionizing solar energy with a world-record efficiency of 27.1%, NUS researchers integrate cyanate into perovskite structure for improved stability and energy efficiency.

Research team from a few German institutes, together with South-China-based University of Technology, breaks a conversion efficiency record for organic photovoltaic modules. The 26 sq cm module consisting of 12 cells shows 12.6 per cent efficiency. The achievement is registered by Fraunhofer ISE.

By causing a suitable electron flow procedure called vectorial transfer, South Korean researchers had the ability to create a solar cell production technique that can produce cells with as much as 60 percent more electron transfer efficiency than traditional cells. The brand-new technique allows photovoltaic cells to manage electron flow in one desired instructions to minimize the loss of electrons throughout power generation.

In a recently-published research, 3-µm-thick readily offered parylene-C was transferred on the top of pre-cleaned glass through chemical vapor deposition (CVD) and after that the flip-over transferring (FOT) process was utilized to make certain a smooth parylene surface.

Discover how researchers from the University of Sydney achieved 100% efficiency in perovskite solar cells after being damaged by proton radiation in low Earth orbit. Learn about their innovative combination of hole transport material and dopant, plus the discovery of fluorine diffusion being the cause of cell degradation.

City University of Hong Kong researchers have created an innovative SAM molecule to improve the thermal robustness of perovskite solar cells, unlocking their potential for use in hot climates and reducing our reliance on fossil fuels.

Organic solar cells made of wood pulp? Researchers have developed a way to increase the stability and sustainability of the solar cell using kraft lignin, creating hydrogen bonds for increased performance. Unlock the future of renewable energy with this environmentally friendly technology!

The devices, developed by a European research team, are said to have twice the energy density of conventional aluminum devices. The scientists used a cathode made of anthraquinone, instead of one based on graphene, increasing energy density.

Electrical engineer Aaswath Raman, at the University of California in LA, has come up with a device that can harness energy from a dark night sky to power an LED — hinting at a new frontier in renewable energy.

United States space solar panels developer Solestial Inc has closed an oversubscribed USD-10-million (EUR 10.2 m) seed round led by the venture capital arm of European aircraft maker Airbus (EPA: AIR).