Energy & Green Tech

Researchers claim new world record for tandem solar cell efficiency

Crystalline silicon solar cells dominate the global photovoltaic market with module efficiencies of around 20-22%. However, the field of solar energy is wanting for innovative materials and approaches that yield even higher ...

Energy & Green Tech

Researchers create more efficient perovskite solar cell

A team of researchers from the University of Toronto has created a triple-junction perovskite solar cell with record efficiency by overcoming a key limitation of previous designs.

Engineering

Researcher develops new way to measure defects in perovskite

Solar energy is becoming an increasingly popular source of renewable energy. Current solar panels with silicon as their primary component are affordable and reliable. However, the use of a relatively new material, perovskite, ...

Electronics & Semiconductors

Dark current modeling of thick perovskite X-ray detectors

X-ray detection is widely used in medical imaging, radioactivity detection, security checking, industrial flaw inspection, and so on. In recent years, metal halide perovskites have demonstrated excellent performances in the ...

Engineering

Corralling ions improves viability of next generation solar cells

Researchers have discovered that channeling ions into defined pathways in perovskite materials improves the stability and operational performance of perovskite solar cells. The finding paves the way for a new generation of ...

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