Solar panels made from silicon already adorn rooftops and vast fields around the world—but they are reaching their ...

In recent years, perovskite has emerged as a promising solution for cheaper, more efficient solar energy. This advanced ...

Trying to improve the efficiency of solar cells to become independent from fossil energy sources is a major goal of solar cell research. Physicists now combine perovskite with organic absorbers to ...

A research team in Spain has built what it claims to be the world's most efficient perovskite solar cell using MXenes or any other type of 2D-materials. The device relies on a Mxene interlayer that ...

A research team in India has investigated the use of highly conductive transparent electrodes based on amorphous indium zinc made with a room temperature process in perovskite solar cells. The devices ...

Perovskite solar cells have been making waves in the energy sector thanks to their superior light absorption, high charge mobility, and ease of fabrication. In recent developments, scientists have ...

The research advanced the durability of perovskite solar cells without compromising their exceptional efficiency, moving closer to a practical, low-cost alternative to silicon-based photovoltaics.

When British solar manufacturer Oxford PV shipped the first commercial order of perovskite-silicon solar cells last September, it was touted as a breakthrough in the industry. The news marked a ...

Combining two semiconductor thin films into a tandem solar cell can achieve high efficiencies with a minimal environmental footprint. Teams have now presented a CIGS-perovskite tandem cell that sets a ...

Perovskite solar cells are poised to be the next big photovoltaic technology, after silicon. But they usually don’t last more than a couple of years. They also contain toxic lead, which portends heaps ...

A Netherlands-based collaboration between Kalpana Systems, HyETSolar, and research laboratory TNO has been launched to advance the commercialisation of perovskite solar cells. The Perovision Project ...