Perovskite solar cells are a high-efficiency, low-cost alternative to traditional silicon-based solar panels. With the perovskite solar cell industry expected to reach $1.2 billion by 2033, there’s ...

To ensure conformal coverage at the p–i–n junction and fully encapsulate the n-poly-Si sidewalls, we increased the i-a-Si layer thickness. Although this prevented leakage, the thicker i-a-Si ...

Scientists from Japan, Saudi Arabia and the United States have investigated existing back-contact perovskite solar cell architectures and have proposed a strategy to help reach commercial production.

Researchers from UNSW and Trina Solar developed a silver-free silicon tunnel-back-contact solar cell using dual-polarity ...

Researchers from TNO and Fraunhofer ISE ran a 1-year outdoor test of perovskite/perovskite/silicon triple-junction solar ...

One of the hindrances to large-scale solar adoption, especially in cities, is where to install the chunky panels. Rooftops? Skyscraper walls? Vast open spaces that dense urban centers barely have in ...

Cadmium Telluride (CdTe) solar cells have been successful and promising in producing solar energy at commercial scales and power plants. That is mainly due to the versatility in manufacturing of ...

Combining two semiconductor thin films into a tandem solar cell can achieve high efficiencies with a minimal environmental footprint. Teams have now presented a CIGS-perovskite tandem cell that sets a ...

Researchers at Konkuk University have achieved a world-first by raising the power conversion efficiency of organic solar ...

A new solar breakthrough may overcome a long-standing efficiency barrier. Researchers used a “spin-flip” metal complex to capture and multiply energy from sunlight through singlet fission. The result ...

The ministry attributed this price increase in May to a likely surge in demand from developers seeking to commission ...