Crystalline silicon solar cells currently dominate the global photovoltaic industry, with tunnel oxide passivating contact (TOPCon) technology—a type of architecture within this product ...

A study conducted by Penn State University researchers has revealed that organic solar cells ...

Researchers have revealed that a type of salt can improve the efficiency of perovskite solar cells. Called guanidinium thiocyanate, the salt boosts perovskite solar cells' power conversion efficiency ...

Researchers have fabricated a new four-terminal organic solar cell with a tandem configuration with a 16.94% power conversion efficiency (PCE). The new device is composed by a highly transparent front ...

Earlier this month JinkoSolar also reached a 33.24% power conversion efficiency with a TOPCon perovskite tandem solar cell. Image: JinkoSolar Solar PV manufacturer JinkoSolar has achieved a 25.42% ...

Improving energy conversion efficiency in power electronics is vital for a sustainable society, with wide-bandgap semiconductors like GaN and SiC power devices offering advantages due to their ...

The research involved testing a number of new manufacturing processes and using a nanocrystalline layer. Image: LONGi. Researchers from Chinese module manufacturer LONGi and the School of Materials at ...

Power-converter efficiencies are in the upper nineties and quickly approaching the magic 100% barrier. The orders-of-magnitude conversion efficiency gains made in the past are even more impressive ...

Researchers at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory and the University of Colorado have collaborated to develop a high-efficiency dual-junction solar cell, which includes a thin multi-quantum-well ...

A new heat-to-energy converter has reached a record efficiency of 44% – the average steam turbine manages about 35%, for comparison. This thermophotovoltaic cell is a major step on the way to ...