Structure of a TOPCon solar cell. Image Credit: KLA Instruments ™ Figure 4 shows an up-to-date TOPCon process flow. Crystalline n-doped silicon wafers are first alkali-textured to form pyramid ...

KAUST is part of an international collaboration that has demonstrated how an ionic salt molecule, known as CPMAC, can ...

As global efforts to combat climate change continue, demand for solar energy is growing. However, since the current most-used ...

A new study in Science shows that the incorporation of a synthetic molecule into the design enhances the energy efficiency ...

Trinasolar has topped the Global Perovskite Solar Cell Invention Patent Ranking published by IPRdaily, with 481 patent applications. Trinasolar also ranked second in both the global solar cell and ...

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 ...

The development of new organic electrodes has doubled the efficiency of all-organic solar cells, enhancing their viability ...

The basic technology behind Ambient Photonics’s solar cells is so simple that it’s routinely assembled as a high school ...

Known as CPMAC, the molecule's inclusion in perovskite solar cells delivers a power conversion efficiency of 26%.

In a study published in Device, researchers created solar cells made out of simulated moon dust. The cells convert sunlight into energy efficiently, withstand radiation damage, and mitigate the ...