solar cells

Caption:The thin-film solar cells weigh about 100 times less than conventional solar cells while generating about 18 times more power-per-kilogram. Credits:Credit: Melanie Gonick, MIT
Ultra thin ultra light fabric photovoltaics would only add about 20 kilograms (44 pounds) to the roof of a house
The thin-film solar cells weigh about 100 times less than conventional solar cells while generating
Light microscopy image of nanowires, 100 to 1,000 nanometers in diameter, grown from cesium germanium tribromide (CGB) on a mica substrate. The CGB nanowires are samples of a new lead-free halide perovskite solar material that is also ferroelectric. (Credit: Peidong Yang and Ye Zhang/Berkeley Lab)
A simpler less expensive approach to solar cell manufacturing is also lead free
Light microscopy image of nanowires, 100 to 1,000 nanometers in diameter, grown from cesium germanium
Ultrathin solar cells get more stable and more ready to challenge existing technologies
A two-dimensional coat of a perovskite compound is the basis for an efficient solar cell
A new method using nanowires can improve solar cell efficiency to as much as 40 percent and make them much cheaper than today
Integrating the product on top of a Si cell can potentially improve solar cell efficiency
A layer of three crystals produces a thousand times more power in a new solar cell design
via Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg A layer of three crystals produces a thousand times
A transparent electrode boosts solar cell efficiency by 5 percent
Scientists found using a chromium seed layer allowed them to grow ultrathin gold film that
New smart materials pave the way for intelligent solar cells that can follow the sun and more
A photonic sunflower moves and tracks a source of light, maximizing exposure New smart materials
New technology makes foldable solar cells a practical reality
via Pusan National University New technology makes foldable solar cells a practical reality The Future
Invisible solar panels will be tomorrow’s windows
The solar cell created by the team is transparent, allowing its use in a wide
New machine learning program can greatly accelerate clean energy generation
Dennis Schroeder/National Renewable Energy Laboratory New machine learning program can greatly accelerate clean energy generation
A new era of personalized energy could be unleased by novel transparent solar cells
via Incheon National University A new era of personalized energy could be unleased by novel
A utility company could use this technology to get 1.5 times more energy out of the same amount of land on its solar farms
Larry Minjoo Lee - professor of electrical and computer engineering A utility company could use
Getting more electricity out of heat with mirror-like photovoltaics
The electron microscope image shows the air (darkest gray) sandwiched between the gold backing at
Affordable thin film solar cells with about 34% efficiency?
Schematic of a double thin film layered solar cell. The sun enters at the top
Solar windows inch towards reality at 8 percent efficiency
Yongxi Li holds up a sample of a transparent solar cell. Image credit: Robert Coelius,