A new study, published in Nature Nanotechnology and featured on the journal's front cover this month, has uncovered insights ...

For nearly eight decades, the so-called Shockley diode equation has explained how current flows through solar cells; the electrical current that powers up your home or charges the battery bank.

The role of interfacial donor–acceptor percolation in efficient and stable all-polymer solar cells. Nature Communications , 2024; 15 (1) DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-45455-0 Cite This Page : ...

Perovskite solar cells should be subjected to a combination of stress tests simultaneously to best predict how they will function outdoors, according to researchers at the U.S. Department of ...

Americans’ investment in solar panels has ramped up mightily since the passage, in August 2022, of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), which offers a generous federal tax credit to homeowners who ...

Efficiency is generally considered the key attribute of a PV module. However, following extensive research revealing vulnerabilities in next-generation solar cells, a leading University of New ...

Experimental cells that combine silicon with a material called perovskite have broken the efficiency record for converting solar energy—and could eventually supercharge how we get electricity.

Researchers at the Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology have developed a solution that allowed them to realize large area organic solar cells that are low-cost, flexible, and efficient. In ...

Tandem solar cells based on perovskite semiconductors convert sunlight to electricity more efficiently than conventional silicon solar cells. In order to make this technology ready for the market ...

Moving beyond the 80-year-old solar cell equation Date: July 2, 2024 Source: Swansea University Summary: Physicists have made a significant breakthrough in solar cell technology by developing a ...

New study reveals how dynamic nanodomains in lead halide perovskites impact charge transport, offering a path to more efficient and stable solar cells. ( Nanowerk News ) A new study, published in ...