Oct
31
Wet Processed Solar Cells Are More Highly Efficient
October 31, 2018 | Leave a Comment
Kanazawa University researchers have documented a new method for controlling the orientation of conducting molecules in organic solar cells that results in the enhanced light adsorption and performance of the cells. Solar cells are an alternate source of energy. A subtype of these, organic solar cells, make use of organic polymers inside the cell. Using […]
Aug
22
Upgrades For Manmade Perovskite
August 22, 2017 | 4 Comments
Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST) Graduate University researchers have improved perovskite-based technology in the entire energy cycle. The progress ranges from solar cells harnessing power to LED diodes to light the screens of future electronic devices and other lighting applications. Perovskite is a naturally occurring mineral, but the perovskite used in today’s technology […]
Jul
12
Perovskite Photovoltaic Film Nears 20% Efficiency
July 12, 2017 | Leave a Comment
Georgia Institute of Technology researchers have devised a new low-temperature solution printing technique allows fabrication of high-efficiency perovskite solar cells. The technique uses large crystals intended to minimize current-robbing grain boundaries. The meniscus-assisted solution printing (MASP) technique boosts power conversion efficiencies to nearly 20 percent by controlling crystal size and orientation. The process, which uses […]
Dec
29
A Little Sodium Makes Far Better Carbon Electrodes
December 29, 2016 | Leave a Comment
Michigan Technological University scientists ran tests on sodium-embedded carbon and it performed better than graphene in dye-sensitized solar cells and supercapacitors. Noted as a new material, the material has embedded sodium metal in carbon that could improve electrode performance in energy devices. The team noted a little sodium goes a long way. They are showing […]
Jul
14
Building Tiny Powerful Solar Cells
July 14, 2016 | Leave a Comment
Kennesaw State University has a humming laboratory building tiny solar cells – as researchers strive to develop better photovoltaic technologies. Sandip Das, assistant professor of electrical engineering in the Southern Polytechnic College of Engineering and Engineering Technology, along with a team of three undergraduate research assistants, has recently fabricated the delicate solar cells, which are […]
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