An ionic elixir is being developed to extend promising perovskite solar cell lifespans. It's part of research — detailed in ...

It is not easy to bring new technologies from the laboratory to market. Researchers and companies face very different demands ...

A research team has produced a flexible perovskite-silicon tandem solar cell that converts 33.6% of sunlight into electricity ...

A team from the University of Stuttgart, together with international researchers, has succeeded in enhancing both the ...

The polymer solar cell is able to retain 97% of its performance after 2,000 hours in air. By blending small-molecule acceptors into polymeric matrices, the research team improved molecular packing, ...

Researchers in China have developed a new type of polymer solar cells that deliver ...

Defect-filled lead-halide perovskites rival silicon solar cells because domain walls inside the material separate and guide charges. Researchers visualized these charge-transport networks using a ...

Researchers at The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) have developed a multi-source co-evaporation recipe ...

Dye-sensitised solar cells (DSSCs) have emerged as a promising photovoltaic technology due to their cost-effective materials, simplified fabrication processes and attractive aesthetic versatility. By ...

A large proportion of all solar cells come from China. But research and production continue in Germany. Is there still something possible?

Silicon heterojunction solar cells combine crystalline silicon substrates with thin amorphous silicon layers in order to harness the complementary benefits of both materials. The crystalline substrate ...