202441 · A new breakthrough in solar technology with the development of perovskite solar cells offers greater efficiency and reduced costs compared to traditional silicon
2022518 · The record-setting solar cell shines red under blue luminescence. Photo by Wayne Hicks, NREL. Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy''s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) created a solar cell with a record 39.5% efficiency under 1-sun global illumination. This is the highest efficiency solar cell of any type, measured using
202321 · According to the latest distribution of global electricity generation (Fig. 1 (b)), most electricity (61.3%) is still generated from fossil fuels (coal With the emergence of perovskite-based tandem solar cells and the development of advanced large-scale deposition techniques (e.g., screen printing, slot-die coating, and inkjet printing
202423 · In this study, various types of dye molecules, including natural, organic, and metal-free organic dyes, designed for application in dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs), were investigated using various computational chemistry approaches. These sensitizers show promising potential for enhancing the photovoltaic performance of DSSCs. Additionally,
2023621 · Consolidated tables showing an extensive listing of the highest independently confirmed efficiencies for solar cells and modules are presented.
2022518 · Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy''s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) created a solar cell with a record 39.5% efficiency under 1
20231129 · The first is an increase in efficiency to 22.4% for a small area (0.45 cm 2) CdTe-based cell fabricated by First Solar 38 and measured by the US National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), improving on the 22.3% result reported in the previous version of these tables. 1 The second new result is a similar incremental improvement to 26.1%
2024624 · A high-performance ternary organic solar cell (OSC) is developed through rational design of a nonfullerene guest acceptor. The optimized single-junction OSC shows reduced photon and carrier losses
202315 · This Review discusses various integrated perovskite devices for applications including tandem solar cells, buildings, space applications, energy storage, and cell
20221116 · In the race to make solar energy more practical amidst soaring gas prices and threats of climate catastrophe, a team of researchers is taking steps toward a more efficient, higher voltage solar cell made of
202458 · Panels built using back-contact (IBC) cells are currently the most efficient (up to 24.1%) due to the high purity N-type silicon substrate and no losses from busbar shading. However, panels developed using the latest N-Type TOPcon and advanced heterojunction (HJT) cells have achieved efficiencies above 23%.
2023719 · Silicon heterojunction solar cells represent a promising photovoltaic approach, yet low short-circuit currents limit their power conversion efficiency. New research shows an efficiency record of
We developed a low-cost and high-efficiency IBC solar cells process ready to be transferred to industrial mass production. This so-called ZEBRA technology is lito-process free and it requires only one mask for the gas-phase diffusions. In this paper, we review the latest optimizations of the ZEBRA process in the attempt to achieve high open-circuit voltage
2023621 · The first is an efficiency of 23.6% for a 0.9-cm 2 CuIn 1-x Ga x Se 2 (CIGS) cell fabricated in a collaboration between Evolar and Uppsala University 37 and measured by the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems (FhG-ISE). This cell is only slightly too small to be included in Table 1 as an outright record.
202418 · Solar cells that combine traditional silicon with cutting-edge perovskites could push the efficiency of solar panels to new heights.
2023719 · New research shows an efficiency record of 26.81% driven by lower resistance loss and higher current by replacing the conventional front and rear
2022129 · MIT researchers developed a scalable fabrication technique to produce ultrathin, flexible, durable, lightweight solar cells that can be stuck to any surface. Glued to high-strength fabric, the solar cells
20231129 · A new kind of solar cell is coming: is it the future of green energy? Firms commercializing perovskite–silicon ''tandem'' photovoltaics say that the panels will be
A solar cell or photovoltaic cell is a device that converts light directly into electricity by the photovoltaic effect. The latest engineering, electronics and technology advances.
202331 · In recent years, perovskite solar cells (PSCs) have been in huge demand because of their ease of production, low cost, flexibility, long diffusion length, lightweight,