Organic solar cells are made from conductive polymers, which makes them cheap, light, and flexible. However, one drawback is ...

Silicon solar cells were supposed to be running out of headroom, yet a new device has pushed their performance to 27.81% ...

Scientists from the Dalian University of Technology in China have designed a tandem solar cell based on two PV devices both relying on kesterite (CZTSSe). “Through our simulation, we improved the ...

The addition of BCF in perovskite synthesis boosts solar cell performance and stability, accelerating the advancement of ...

UNSW researchers have investigated the impact of electron irradiation on PERC and TOPCon solar cell performance and have identified bulk lifetime degradation as main power loss cause. Their work ...

JA Solar’s Bycium+ cell has achieved a significant breakthrough, reaching a new high in cell efficiency and setting a new record with an open-circuit voltage of 748.6mV – the highest in the commercial ...

Multiple research teams have produced solar cells that topple the long-awaited 30% efficiency milestone. In a pair of research papers published Thursday, two groups share the processes by which ...

It has been 70 years since modern solar panels were invented, and their fundamental design hasn’t changed all that much. Yes, their efficiency has more than doubled since then, and the price has ...

Laser-assisted firing is a major breakthrough in solar cell technology because it can solve one of the key issues causing poor reliability in tunnel oxide passivated contact (TOPCon) solar cells, ...

Tin sulfide (SnS) solar cells have shown immense promise in the rush to develop more environmentally friendly thin-film solar cells. Yet for years SnS solar cells have struggled to achieve a high ...