???????Solar panels, also known as photovoltaics, rely on semiconductor devices, or solar cells, to convert energy from the sun into electricity.
Solar cells are rapidly becoming one of the major means to produce clean electricity in many nations.
Scientists at KAUST have created a solar-cell module that reduces cell-to-module losses by reconsidering the optical design and stacking of the module.
A paper recently published in the journal ACS Applied Electronic Materials reviewed the use of iron disulfide/pyrite in solar cells to improve their efficiency.
Solar cells based on organic molecules offer potential advantages over conventional devices for converting light into electricity. These organic solar cells could be inexpensive, durable, and easy to make. However, organic cells do not yet have performance that matches conventional devices.
Perovskite films, which combine organic and inorganic materials, have been under suspicion by scientists since 2009 as a potential material for solar panel manufacturing. In contrast to silicon wafers, perovskites are extremely thin films with a particular crystal structure that is efficient, lightweight, and inexpensive.
Solar panels are not just for rooftops; some buildings have these energy-generating devices covering every inch of their exterior.
A group of researchers recently published a paper in the journal ACS Energy Letters that demonstrated the feasibility of using the van der Waals stacking (vdWS) strategy to overcome the inefficiencies of flexible perovskite solar cells (f-PSCs).
The energy sector is a complex industry, with multiple logistic processes which can potentially impact the efficient delivery of alternative energy technologies to both domestic and commercial customers. Now, a new paper in the journal Energies has analyzed these processes, providing a basis for future research in this field.
A new material can make solar cells a thousand times thinner than today's silicon solar cells. This material is a hybrid organic–inorganic crystal called halide perovskite. Now, a novel approach allows scientists to watch changes in the material's structure and functional properties at the same time as the material solidifies into a thin film from solution.
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