Energy & Green Tech
Today's commercial solar panels can convert about 15% to 20% of the sunlight they absorb into electrical energy—but they could be much more efficient, according to researchers at Soochow University. The next generation ...
Feb 29, 2024
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Electronics & Semiconductors
Transparent conductors are essential for many devices, such as touch screens and solar cells. Copper iodide (CuI) can conduct electricity while staying see-through but is not as good as some other materials. Researchers from ...
Nov 2, 2023
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Energy & Green Tech
The renewable energy revolution wants to build a climate-friendly future for the world. But the move away from fossil fuels will remain a challenge as long as efficient means to store green energy are still lacking. A research ...
Jul 25, 2023
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Engineering
Atomic layer deposition (ALD) is a manufacturing method at the atomic and near-atomic scale. Since its invention in the 1970s, ALD has been industrially applied in fields such as displays, semiconductors, and solar cells. ...
May 9, 2023
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Energy & Green Tech
A research group led by Prof. Meng Qingbo from the Institute of Physics (IOP) of the Chinese Academy of Science (CAS) and Prof. Xin Hao from Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications has reported 13.8% certified ...
Apr 17, 2023
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Energy & Green Tech
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 ...
Apr 13, 2023
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Engineering
For more than three decades, photovoltaic researchers have known that the addition of a single chemical—cadmium chloride—creates better-performing cadmium telluride (CdTe) solar cells. But they have not understood exactly ...
Feb 22, 2023
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Energy & Green Tech
The sun continuously transmits trillions of watts of energy to the Earth. It will be doing so for billions more years. Yet, we have only just begun tapping into that abundant, renewable source of energy at affordable cost.
Aug 31, 2022
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Energy & Green Tech
Solar energy is a clean and renewable source of energy. Solar cells usually consist of a semiconductor material that absorbs sunlight and generates electricity. However, the amount of sunlight that can be converted into electricity ...
Jun 1, 2022
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Energy & Green Tech
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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