Scientists grow lead-free solar material with a built-in switch
Solar panels, also known as photovoltaics, rely on semiconductor devices, or solar cells, to convert energy from the sun into electricity.
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Electronics & Semiconductors
Marrying models with experiments to build more efficient solar cells
In a single day, enough sunlight strikes Earth to power the world for an entire year—that is, if we can find a way to capture that energy cheaply and efficiently. While the cost of solar energy has decreased dramatically, ...
Aug 11, 2022
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Why perovskites could take solar cells to new heights
Perovskites hold promise for creating solar panels that could be easily deposited onto most surfaces, including flexible and textured ones. These materials would also be lightweight, cheap to produce, and as efficient as ...
Jul 18, 2022
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New transistors integrating high-k perovskite oxides and 2D semiconductors
Over the past decades, electronics engineers and material scientists worldwide have been investigating the potential of various materials for fabricating transistors, devices that amplify or switch electrical signals in electronic ...
Energy & Green Tech
Scientists advance renewable hydrogen production method using perovskite materials
Perovskite materials may hold the potential to play an important role in a process to produce hydrogen in a renewable manner, according to an analysis from scientists at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL).
May 10, 2022
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Materials scientists discover why perovskite solar cells degrade in sunlight
Materials scientists at the UCLA Samueli School of Engineering and colleagues from five other universities around the world have discovered the major reason why perovskite solar cells—which show great promise for improved ...
Mar 16, 2022
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New record for solar cell efficiency signals bright future for solar tech
Researchers at The Australian National University (ANU) have broken their own record to create a more efficient solar cell.
Feb 2, 2022
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Scientists create stable materials for more efficient solar cells
Researchers from Queen Mary University of London have developed a new process for producing stable perovskite materials to create more efficient solar cells.
Dec 15, 2021
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The nature and roles of defects in hybrid halide perovskites
The expansion of solar energy is a necessity to sustainably meet the world's energy demands. To achieve this, researchers have focused on the development of semiconducting energy materials. One such material, hybrid perovskites, ...
Dec 10, 2021
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Directional management of interface defects achieved in perovskite solar cells
Organic-inorganic halide perovskite materials have excellent optical capture capacity and carrier conductivity. Perovskite solar cells, with amazing power conversion efficiency, show great application prospects. However, ...
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