May
8
Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University (OIST) Energy Materials and Surface Sciences Unit researchers led by Prof. Yabing Qi, have developed solar cells using a new perovskite material that is stable, efficient and relatively cheap to produce that may pave the way for their use in the solar cells of tomorrow. Their work […]
Apr
25
Discovery Boosts Perovskite Solar Cells By Curing Defects
April 25, 2018 | 1 Comment
Rice University scientists have discovered a novel phenomenon of light-induced lattice expansion in perovskite materials. The lattice expansion cures bulk and interface defects, which leads to an enhancement of perovskite optoelectronic properties. In a collaboration led by Rice University and Los Alamos National Laboratory found that to be the case with a perovskite compound touted […]
Apr
24
Coating Increases Solar Energy Collection by 20%
April 24, 2018 | Leave a Comment
National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) researchers have developed a nanoscale coating for solar cells that enables them to absorb about 20 percent more sunlight than uncoated devices. The lay description of the principle is trapping light with an optical version of a whispering gallery. The coating, applied with a technique that could be […]
Jan
25
Solar Collection Efficiency May Exceed 30 Percent
January 25, 2018 | 1 Comment
Open Image…Save ImageOpen Image (using #TmpD/ia)… Australia’s ARC Center of Excellence in Exciton Science researchers have made an important discovery with significant implications for the future of solar cell material design. The team, led by Professor Timothy Schmidt at UNSW, has been looking at ways to capture the energy of visible light that is currently wasted due to the limitations […]
Oct
26
The See Through Solar Panel
October 26, 2017 | 9 Comments
Michigan State University (MSU) scientists report a design for see-through solar materials that can be applied to windows representing a massive source of untapped energy and could harvest as much power as bigger, bulkier rooftop solar units. The team reporting in Nature Energy suggest the see-through solar materials can be applied to windows that represent […]
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