Nov
28
Saving The Energy Lost In Organic Solar Cells
November 28, 2023 | Leave a Comment
Open Image…Save ImageOpen Image (using #TmpD/ia)… Open Image…Save ImageOpen Image (using #TmpD/ia)… A Technical University of Munich (TUM) research group has shown that certain organic dyes can help build virtual highways for energy in organic solar cells. The sun sends enormous amounts of energy to the earth. Nevertheless, some of it is lost in solar cells. This is an obstacle in the use of organic […]
Nov
21
Solution Found For Hydrogen Fuel Cell Durability Problem
November 21, 2023 | Leave a Comment
Open Image…Save ImageOpen Image (using #TmpD/ia)… Pohang University of Science & Technology engineers enhance hydrogen fuel cell durability via tungsten oxide coating that functions as a shield. The research has received recognition and was featured on the front cover of the international journal Science Advances. Fuel cells used in hydrogen vehicles has shown that when they are initiated or brought […]
Nov
2
Graphene Filter Could Protect Fuel Cells From Big Molecules
November 2, 2023 | 1 Comment
Open Image…Save ImageOpen Image (using #TmpD/ia)… A University of Tsukuba research team has successfully developed a new method that can prevent the crossover of large fuel molecules and suppress the degradation of electrodes in advanced fuel cell technology using methanol or formic acid. The successful sieving of the fuel molecules is achieved via selective proton transfers due to steric hindrance […]
Oct
26
Breakthrough In Designing Perovskite Solar Cells
October 26, 2023 | Leave a Comment
Open Image…Save ImageOpen Image (using #TmpD/ia)… A University of Hong Kong (CityU) team has engineered a unique type of self-assembled monolayer, or SAM for short, and anchored it on a nickel oxide surface as a charge extraction layer for building perovskite solar cells. Perovskite solar cells are a promising frontier in the solar energy landscape, known for their impressive power […]
Oct
5
Zirconium Nitride Performs Better In Fuel Cell Than Platinum
October 5, 2023 | Leave a Comment
Open Image…Save ImageOpen Image (using #TmpD/ia)… A Tohoku University group of researchers have unraveled the mysteries behind a recently identified material – zirconium nitride (ZrN) – that helps power clean energy reactions. Their proposed framework will help future designs for transition metal nitrides, paving a path for generating cleaner energy. The study was published in the journal Chemical Science, where […]