Lead-free perovskite solar cells are emerging as lower-toxicity alternatives to lead-based devices, but they still face major barriers in efficiency, stability, defect control, and scalable fabrication.
This review shows how compositional engineering, crystallization control, passivation, and device architecture have enabled tin-based cells to reach 17.13% efficiency, while highlighting the durability trade-offs that still limit commercialization.
A new UK Critical Minerals Intelligence Centre report finds that demand for technology metals used in EVs, batteries, wind turbines, and solar PVs will rise sharply as the UK moves toward net zero.
Secondary supply from end-of-life technologies could become important after 2040, but the UK must invest in recycling, refining, and reverse supply chains to capture that value.
New modeling reveals how strain and high-k dielectrics mitigate phonon scattering in ultra-scaled MoS2 transistors, enhancing performance in nanometre devices.
A new zentropy theory explains the superior light manipulation in transparent ceramics, paving the way for advanced, energy-efficient optical technologies.
Unlocking full-color, high-speed displays, retina E-paper combines nanophotonics and electrochemistry, achieving remarkable energy efficiency and resolution.
Innovative dual-laser film growth method yields high-quality perovskite layers, improving LED efficiency and stability for advanced optoelectronic applications.
A recent study published in Materials Futures provides vital insights into the degradation mechanism of scalable, wideband gap perovskite solar cells, which are a fundamental component of next-generation tandem solar systems.
An international team of photovoltaics scientists from the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), the University of Freiburg, and the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE has taken a crucial step toward the industrialization of perovskite silicon tandem solar cells.
Researchers at the National University of Singapore have successfully developed a perovskite-organic tandem solar cell that has achieved a certified world-record power conversion efficiency of 26.4 % across a 1 cm² active area, establishing it as the highest-performing device of its type to date.
Innovative low-cost polymers PTQ14 and PTQ15 enhance organic solar cell efficiency, offering a breakthrough in cost-effectiveness and industrial viability.
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