A cluster of recent laboratory advances in ultra-thin solar cells suggests that lightweight, flexible photovoltaic devices may be able to move beyond niche prototypes if researchers can solve ...

Two separate research papers published this week offer fresh insights into the performance of tunnel oxide passivated contact ...

Photovoltaic backsheets are a critical component of solar modules, providing essential electrical insulation and environmental protection. Recent research has highlighted that the degradation of these ...

A team at the Helmholtz Institute Erlangen-Nürnberg (HI ERN), an institute of the Forschungszentrum Jülich (FZ Jülich) in Germany, has developed a portable, miniaturized spectroscopy solution to ...

Research reveals new type of back-contact solar cell design, using a perovskite material and tiny grooves embossed into plastic film, will enable scalable, low-cost manufacturing The elimination of ...

Perovskites are promising materials for solar cells. A layer of dipolar molecules at the perovskite surface improves the efficiency of these devices. Read the paper: All-perovskite tandem solar cells ...

A team of German researchers has developed a miniaturized solar cell experiment for nanosatellites. It was used to test samples of new mutlijunction solar cells developed by Azur Space, including ...