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Solar cells are devices for converting sunlight into electricity. Their primary element is often a semiconductor which absorbs light to produce carriers of electrical charge.
A new kind of solar cell is coming: is it the future of green energy?
Nov 29, 2023 · 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 more …
Photovoltaic solar cell technologies: analysing the state of the art ...
Mar 28, 2019 · Nature Reviews Materials - Nearly all types of solar photovoltaic cells and technologies have developed dramatically, especially in the past 5 years. Here, we critically …
An exciting boost for solar cells - Nature
Jul 3, 2019 · A process called singlet fission has the potential to enhance the efficiency of solar cells. The mechanism has been difficult to implement in such devices, but experiments …
Improved silicon solar cells by tuning angular response to solar ...
Jan 2, 2025 · Silicon solar cell costs are reducing dramatically with these cells now providing the majority of new electricity generation capacity worldwide.
Solar cells - Nature
Oct 14, 2024 · An improved device design for perovskite-based photovoltaic cells enables a certified power conversion efficiency of 25.2 per cent, translating to 80.5 per cent of the …
Highly efficient organic solar cells enabled by suppressing triplet ...
Oct 15, 2024 · Nature Communications - The high non-radiative energy loss is a bottleneck issue for efficient organic solar cells. Here, the authors regulate the charge transfer state disorder …
Audio long read: A new kind of solar cell is coming - Nature
Dec 29, 2023 · Audio long read: A new kind of solar cell is coming — is it the future of green energy? Perovskite–silicon ‘tandem’ photovoltaic panels could lead to cheaper electricity …
Equally high efficiencies of organic solar cells processed from ...
Dec 4, 2024 · The power conversion efficiency of organic solar cells (OSCs) is exceeding 20%, an advance in which morphology optimization has played a significant role.
High-performance perovskite–organic tandem solar cells - Nature
Nov 27, 2024 · A high power conversion efficiency of 26.4% has been achieved for tandem solar cells that consist of a wide-bandgap perovskite cell and an organic cell.