Read article: Solar cell keeps going after sunset
Solar cell keeps going after sunset
New device produces power at night thanks to an integrated thermoelectric generator
Read article: Solar cell keeps going after sunset
Read article: Time for a change: what it’s like to win a prize for work you did before switching careers
Time for a change: what it’s like to win a prize for work you did before switching careers
Akihiro Kojima and Mike Lee, winners of the 2022 Rank Prize for Optoelectronics, on developing new materials for solar cells and switching into different career areas
Read article: Two-dimensional nanoribbons make more efficient perovskite solar cells
Two-dimensional nanoribbons make more efficient perovskite solar cells
First experimental demonstration shows that phosphorene nanoribbons provide a promising route towards high-performance solar cells
Read article: Ultrathin flexible solar cells get an efficiency boost
Ultrathin flexible solar cells get an efficiency boost
Devices made from transition metal dichalcogenides could be employed in self-powered wearables and sensors as well as drones
Read article: In search of new solutions for cheap and stable solar cells
In search of new solutions for cheap and stable solar cells
Next-generation photovoltaic materials expert Giulia Grancini discusses her research on hybrid perovskite solar cells and the “golden triangle” of efficiency, stability and cost
Read article: Tandem solar cells edge towards 30% efficiency
Tandem solar cells edge towards 30% efficiency
Commercial models will be ready in 2022, manufacturer says
Read article: Sunny superpower: solar cells close in on 50% efficiency
Sunny superpower: solar cells close in on 50% efficiency
Multi-layered solar cells stand on the brink of 50% efficiency, but are more likely to be installed in space than on Earth, as Richard Stevenson explains
Read article: Photonic-crystal ‘sunflower’ follows the light
Photonic-crystal ‘sunflower’ follows the light
Light-activated device could find use in intelligent solar cells
Read article: Radiative cooling boosts solar cell voltage by as much as 25%
Radiative cooling boosts solar cell voltage by as much as 25%
Temperature reduction could also increase lifetime of photovoltaic systems
Read article: Tinted solar panels allow plants to grow efficiently on ‘agrivoltaic’ farms
Tinted solar panels allow plants to grow efficiently on ‘agrivoltaic’ farms
Basil and spinach grown under orange panels contain more protein, say researchers
