Researchers at the Nova University of Lisbon in Portugal have developed an ultrathin perovskite solar cell that utilizes a checkerboard (CB) tile pattern with designated UV photon conversion ...

Perovskites are semiconducting materials that have rapidly transformed the field of optoelectronics, demonstrating ...

Solar cells, devices that can convert sunlight into electricity, are among the most promising solutions to source energy ...

A research team in Iran has designed a four-terminal perovskite-silicon tandem solar cells with a 19.3%-efficient bottom heterojunction cell and a 12.7%-efficient perovskite top cell. Both subcells ...

These traps grab onto electrons freed by light hitting the cell, preventing them from flowing to the electrodes that harvest the electricity. "You can heal this by thermal annealing, or heating the ...

Nanotechnology enables the use of materials with unique optical, electrical, and thermal properties. These materials can be engineered to absorb sunlight more efficiently, reduce energy loss, and ...

What just happened? Researchers at University College London have developed a new type of solar cell capable of efficiently generating power from indoor light, a breakthrough that could reduce ...