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Scientists Shatter Records With Revolutionary 27.1

Researchers at the National University of Singapore (NUS) have developed a novel triple-junction perovskite/Si tandem solar cell that can achieve a certified world-record power conversion efficiency of 27.1 percent across a

Non-fullerene acceptor with asymmetric structure and phenyl

For organic solar cells (OSCs), bridging the gap with Shockley–Queisser limit necessitates simultaneously reducing the energy loss for a high open-circuit voltage, improving light utilization

A guest-assisted molecular-organization approach for >17%

Nature Energy - Organic solar cells processed from green solvents are easier to implement in manufacturing yet their efficiency is low. ITO glass with a sheet resistance of 15 Ω sq −1 and a

Multinary alloying for facilitated cation exchange and

Nature Energy - A detailed understanding of defects in kesterite solar cells is still lacking. Guo, H. et al. Band-gap-graded Cu 2 ZnSn(S,Se) 4 drives highly efficient solar cells. Energy

Perovskite solar cells: Stability lies at interfaces | Nature Energy

Nature Energy - Perovskite solar cells are developing fast but their lifetimes must be extended. Now, large-area printed perovskite solar modules have been shown to be stable for more than 10,000...

Towards stable and commercially available perovskite solar cells

Nature Energy - Perovskite solar cells have emerged as a potential low-cost alternative to existing technologies. With efficiency comparable with silicon solar cells — namely, 15–20%

Charge-carrier-concentration inhomogeneities in alkali-treated

Photovoltaic power conversion using polycrystalline light-absorbing semiconductors enables low-cost electricity generation. Cu(In,Ga)Se2 (CIGS) are among the best performing thin-film solar cells

Multifunctional sulfonium-based treatment for perovskite solar cells

Nature Energy - Suo et al. show that sulfonium-based molecules afford formamidinium lead iodide perovskites protection against environmental stress factors, improved phase stability and solar cells...

Co-deposition of hole-selective contact and absorber for

Nature Energy - Improving the manufacturability of perovskite solar cells is key to their deployment. Zheng et al. report a one-step deposition of the hole-selective and absorber layers that

High fabrication yield organic tandem photovoltaics combining

Here, we demonstrate a tandem cell with an efficiency of 15.0 ± 0.3% (for 2 mm2 cells) that combines a solution-processed non-fullerene-acceptor-based infrared absorbing subcell on a visible

Electron-withdrawing organic ligand for high-efficiency all

Nature Energy - Tin oxidation limits the efficiency of low bandgap perovskite solar cells. Hu, S. et al. Optimized carrier extraction at interfaces for 23.6% efficient tin–lead perovskite

Elemental de-mixing-induced epitaxial kesterite/CdS interface

Nature Energy - The efficiency of kesterite solar cells has been stuck at 12.6% since 2013 due to challenges in controlling defects. Now Gong et al. present a low-temperature annealing of the

Photovoltaic solar cell technologies: analysing the state of

Nature Reviews Materials - Nearly all types of solar photovoltaic cells and technologies have developed dramatically, especially in the past 5 years. in energy in a solar cell is thus given by

Ultrathin organic solar cells could turn buildings into

CONVENTIONAL SOLAR POWER —mostly based on silicon—is already a green energy success, supplying roughly 3% of all electricity on the planet. It''s the biggest new source of power being added to the grid, with more

Phase-heterojunction all-inorganic perovskite solar cells

The cells were illuminated using a solar simulator at AM 1.5 G for 10 s, for which the light intensity was adjusted to 1 Sun intensity (100 mW cm −2) through the use of a National Renewable

Efficient perovskite solar cells via improved carrier management | Nature

An improved device design for perovskite-based photovoltaic cells enables a certified power conversion efficiency of 25.2 per cent, translating to 80.5 per cent of the thermodynamic limit for its

Self-formed grain boundary healing layer for highly efficient

The grain boundaries in thin-film perovskite solar cells are responsible for non-radiative carrier recombination, which is deleterious for the optoelectronic performance. Son et al. show

Passivating contacts for crystalline silicon solar cells | Nature Energy

Nature Energy - The development of passivating contacts holds great potential for enhancing the power conversion efficiency of silicon photovoltaics. Energy Mater. Sol. Cells 178, 15–19

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