Ultra-thin transparent silver films for solar cells
This post was originally published on this siteA new fabrication process for transparent ultra-thin silver films has been developed by researchers at Ruhr-Universität [...]
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Solar power: largest study to date discovers 25 percent power loss across UK
This post was originally published on this siteRegional ‘hot spots’ account for the power slump and these are more prevalent in the North of England than in the [...]
High-performance solar cells: Physicists grow stable perovskite layers
This post was originally published on this siteCrystalline perovskite cells are the key to cutting-edge thin-film solar cells. Although they already achieve very high levels [...]
Directivity to improve optical devices
This post was originally published on this siteA team of researchers from the Dutch institute AMOLF, Western University (Canada), and the University of Texas (United States [...]
Harvesting renewable energy from the sun and outer space at the same time
This post was originally published on this siteScientists have demonstrated for the first time that heat from the sun and coldness from outer space can be collected [...]
Tiny titanium barrier halts big problem in fuel-producing solar cells
This post was originally published on this siteWhat if we could turn sunlight and water into fuel? That’s the idea behind certain types of solar cells. Known as [...]
Stretchy solar cells a step closer
This post was originally published on this siteOrganic solar cells that can be painted or printed on surfaces are increasingly efficient, and now show promise for [...]
Images of photosynthetic protein complex splitting water
This post was originally published on this siteIn a new article presents high-resolution images of photosystem II, the protein complex that splits water into hydrogen ions [...]
Dancing atoms in perovskite materials provide insight into how solar cells work
This post was originally published on this siteA closer look at materials that make up conventional solar cells reveals a nearly rigid arrangement of atoms with little [...]
A new semiconductor nanofibre could greatly increase the effectiveness of solar cells
This post was originally published on this siteA team from The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) developed a novel nanostructure embedded into a semiconductor [...]