Researchers fabricate highly transparent solar cell with 2D atomic sheet
Solar panels often get a bad rap for spoiling the appearance of homes and businesses. Yet, this may be about to change.
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Kateeva coating could finally give us bendable displays
A new startup based in Menlo Park, California called Kateeva might have solved one of the problems that is keeping manufacturers from selling us portable devices with bendable displays. They've developed a coating process ...
Aug 15, 2014 weblog
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Researchers develop novel stackable hole injection layer material for solution-processed OLEDs
Organic light-emitting diode (OLED) displays are widely used in cameras, mobile phones, television sets, and other modern day electronic devices. However, the present technology for fabricating OLEDs is cost and labor intensive. ...
Mar 15, 2023
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Scientists realize large-area organic solar cells that are low-cost, flexible, and efficient
Organic solar cells (OSCs), which make use of organic materials to convert sunlight into electricity, are an attractive candidate for future photovoltaics. This is due to several of their desirable features, such as their ...
Aug 16, 2022
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World's first organic photovoltaic cell made from recycled polypropylene
The partners of the EU project FlexFunction2Sustain have committed themselves to create a network for innovative solutions for sustainable and smart products powered by nano-functionalized paper and plastic in order to support ...
Jul 21, 2022
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Molecular coating enhances organic solar cells
An electrode coating just one molecule thick can significantly enhance the performance of an organic photovoltaic cell, KAUST researchers have found. The coating outperforms the leading material currently used for this task ...
Jun 10, 2021
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Researchers propose novel multilayer structure to improve stability of passivating contact solar cells
Efficient separation and collection of photogenerated carriers through the formation of asymmetric electron and hole transport channels is one of the key issues for crystalline silicon (c-Si) solar cells and other types of ...
Sep 29, 2020
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NASA to demonstrate first in-space manufacturing for space mirrors
Large telescopes that could be used for detecting and analyzing Earth-like planets in orbit around other stars or for peering back in time to observe the very early universe may not necessarily have to be built and assembled ...
May 8, 2020
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A touch of zirconium to better catch the sun
Transparent conductive films that let through a broader range of the solar spectrum have been developed by KAUST and are set to increase the power conversion efficiency of perovskite-based multijunction solar cells beyond ...
Oct 2, 2019
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Researchers develop technique to de-ice surfaces in seconds
Airplane wings, wind turbines and indoor heating systems all struggle under the weight and chill of ice. De-icing techniques are energy-intensive, however, and often require large masses of ice to melt completely in order ...
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Indium tin oxide
Indium tin oxide (ITO, or tin-doped indium oxide) is a solid solution of indium(III) oxide (In2O3) and tin(IV) oxide (SnO2), typically 90% In2O3, 10% SnO2 by weight. It is transparent and colorless in thin layers. In bulk form, it is yellowish to grey. In the infrared region of the spectrum it is a metal-like mirror.
Indium tin oxide's main feature is the combination of electrical conductivity and optical transparency. However, a compromise has to be reached during film deposition, as high concentration of charge carriers will increase the material's conductivity, but decrease its transparency.
Thin films of indium tin oxide are most commonly deposited on surfaces by electron beam evaporation, physical vapor deposition, or a range of sputter deposition techniques.
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