Silicon solar cells were supposed to be running out of headroom, yet a new device has pushed their performance to 27.81% efficiency and reset expectations for what a single-junction cell can do. That ...

Researchers from KAUST, TU Delft, and LMU Munich have improved the performance of monolithic perovskite-silicon tandem solar cells by modifying the physical structure at the front of the bottom ...

Osaka Metropolitan University scientists have created a molecule that naturally forms p/n junctions, structures that are ...

Researchers at the Saudi university, along with TU Delft, and LMU Munich, have improved the performance of heterojunction ...

Nanocrystalline silicon solar cells represent a pivotal advancement in thin film technologies, offering a pathway towards enhanced energy conversion efficiencies and reduced manufacturing costs. The ...

As the price of silicon panels has continued to come down, we’ve reached the point where they’re a small and shrinking cost of building a solar farm. That means that it might be worth spending more to ...

Multicrystalline silicon remains the cornerstone of photovoltaic device production, benefitting from a balance between performance and cost. The manufacturing process typically involves directional ...

Engineers at the University of New South Wales have developed a real-time monitoring technique that reveals how silicon solar ...

Researchers have developed a perovskite-organic tandem solar cell that achieves 26.4 percent efficiency. Unlike rigid silicon modules, the lightweight design can generate power on curved or flexible ...

Researchers in Australia have developed a new laser-based technique that allows them to observe ...