New research from Germany has shown how improving top-cell transparency and performance remains key to the commercialization of tandem perovskite-silicon solar cells, as well as for all other types of ...

Researchers led by a team at Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology in India have simulated a tandem solar cell based on a lead-free halide perovskite top cell with a wide energy bandgap of 1.6 ...

A salt called guanidinium thiocyanate can improve the efficiency and stability of perovskite solar cells, a new class of semiconductor that could make solar power cheaper and more powerful, according ...

Huasun’s record efficiencies for HJT-perovskite tandem cells were achieved at both laboratory and commercial scales. Image: Huasun Chinese solar manufacturer Huasun has declared new record ...

Qcells, a Seoul headquartered manufacturer of high-quality solar cells and modules, has set a new world record by developing a tandem solar cell with 28.6 percent energy conversion efficiency. The ...

The method can produce cells with an efficiency of 33.1%. Image: University of Freiburg/Silvia Wolf. Scientists from Germany and Saudi Arabia have discovered that perovskite thin-film cells are ...

Researchers have developed a perovskite-organic tandem solar cell that achieves 26.4 percent efficiency. Unlike rigid silicon modules, the lightweight design can generate power on curved or flexible ...

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 ...

Solar power is already one of the fastest growing sources of electricity on the planet, yet scientists say it is still only ...