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A U of T Engineering innovation could make printing solar cells as easy and inexpensive as printing a newspaper. Dr. Hairen Tan and his team have cleared a critical manufacturing hurdle in the development of a relatively ...
Feb 16, 2017
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Scientists have identified an unexpected cause of poor performance in a new class of flexible and cheap solar cells, bringing them closer to market.
Dec 22, 2016
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They're flexible, cheap to produce and simple to make - which is why perovskites are the hottest new material in solar cell design. And now, engineers at Australia's University of New South Wales in Sydney have smashed the ...
Dec 1, 2016
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A breakthrough in solar power could make it cheaper and more commercially viable, thanks to research at the University of Warwick.
Nov 23, 2016
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A new design for solar cells that uses inexpensive, commonly available materials could rival and even outperform conventional cells made of silicon.
Oct 20, 2016
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Scientists at Oxford University have developed a solvent system with reduced toxicity that can be used in the manufacture of perovskite solar cells, clearing one of the barriers to the commercialisation of a technology that ...
Oct 5, 2016
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EPFL scientists have stabilized perovskite solar cells by integrating rubidium into them. The innovation pushes power-conversion efficiency to 21.6%, ushering a new generation of perovskite solar cells.
Sep 30, 2016
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Scientists from the Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) have discovered a possible secret to dramatically boosting the efficiency of perovskite solar cells hidden in the nanoscale peaks ...
Jul 4, 2016
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EPFL researchers are pushing the limits of perovskite solar cell performance by exploring the best way to grow these crystals.
Jun 9, 2016
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Scientists have discovered that a highly promising group of materials known as hybrid lead halide perovskites can recycle light - a finding that they believe could lead to large gains in the efficiency of solar cells.
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