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Perovskite/silicon tandem solar cells reach 32.89% certified efficiency with peak-selective passivation strategy

A team of Chinese scientists has developed a new passivation strategy that significantly improves both the efficiency and ...
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Scientists develop near-invisible solar cells that could turn windows into power generators

Imagine a car whose windows and sunroof can help top up its battery while parked under the sun, or a pair of smart glasses ...
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Near-invisible solar cells 10,000 times thinner than human hair turn sunlight to power

Scientists in Singapore have developed ultrathin solar cells that could one day turn car ...
Science Daily

Scientists “bottle the sun” with a liquid battery that stores solar energy

Scientists at UC Santa Barbara have created a remarkable new material that works like a “rechargeable solar battery,” storing ...
pv magazine International

Researchers develop perovskite solar cells about 50 times thinner than conventional devices

Researchers at NTU Singapore have developed ultra-thin perovskite solar cells about 50 times thinner than conventional designs using a vacuum-based thermal evaporation process. The devices can be semi ...
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Perovskite solar cells hit 24.3% efficiency with new 10-minute vacuum process

Researchers in Germany and Spain have developed a fast vacuum coating process capable of ...
The Slovak Spectator

In a twist, solar cell defects may be an advantage

A new study of perovskites suggests the very imperfections once thought to hinder performance may help power the future of ...
pv magazine International

U.S. scientists build graphene-based solar cells than can charge supercapacitors

Researchers from the University of Arkansas in the United States have fabricated a graphene-based solar cell that can be used in Internet of Things (IoT) applications. The device was developed in the ...