A new protective coating has significantly increased the power conversion efficiency of perovskite solar cells. Developed by Northwestern University scientists, the coating also extends the life ...

A team of scientists from the U.S. Naval Research Lab may have found the key to breaking the 50 percent conversion efficiency barrier with an innovative multi-junction solar cell.

Copper indium sulfide (CuInS2) are still far from reaching commercial maturity but new titanium dioxide nanorod arrays can ...

To harness energy from the brightest star in our skies, we have deployed solar cells that can convert sunlight into electric current. The silicon-based solar cell, however, can only harness a part ...

Researchers have fabricated a new four-terminal organic solar cell with a tandem configuration with a 16.94% power conversion efficiency (PCE). The new device is composed by a highly transparent ...

A team of researchers has created a perovskite solar mini module that has recorded the highest power conversion efficiency of any perovskite-based device larger than 10 cm2.

Japan’s NEDO and Panasonic Achieve the World’s Highest Conversion Efficiency of 16.09% for Largest-area Perovskite Solar Cell Module ...

German solar technology firm Heliatek claims to have outdone themselves by setting a new world record for directly converting sunlight into electricity using organic photovoltaic cells.

An international research group has assessed the potential of down-conversion materials to overcome the poor blue response of solar cells. They analyzed how such materials could be used to improve ...

High efficiency could make perovskite solar cells useful for generating environmentally friendly fuel.

Almost all strategies for solar energy harvest and solar energy storage that exist today are developed as independent technologies. For instance, a solar cell generates electricity from the absorption ...