A group of researchers at the University of Michigan has developed an organic solar cell with a transparency of 40% and an efficiency of around 10%. Conceived for applications in PV windows, the ...

The findings were published in Advanced Energy Materials ("Organic solvent dispersible MXene integrated colloidal quantum dot photovoltaics"). Comparison of the dispersibility of quantum dot solar ...

Scientists from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), have used an antioxidant known as L-glutathione as an interlayer in an organic PV cell to prevent other materials from oxidizing. The ...

Canada’s UBC creates bacteria‑powered solar cells that generate strong current and work even in dim, cloudy light—an affordable leap for photovoltaics.

Researchers in Korea have successfully developed a high-efficiency large-area organic solution processable solar cell by controlling the speed at which the solution of raw materials for solar cells ...

Researchers at the Saudi university, along with TU Delft, and LMU Munich, have improved the performance of heterojunction ...

Researchers have constructed a photovoltaic cell that harvests energy from the environment during the day and night, making use of the heat leaking from Earth back into space. At night, solar cells ...

This article provides an overview of the materials that are used to produce photovoltaic cells for the production of renewable energy, as well as new research that proposes the use of novel materials.

A research team develops an eco-friendly device that uses solar energy to catalyze an electrochemical oxidation reaction with high efficiency. A research team from Tokyo Institute of Technology (Tokyo ...

Emerging market opportunities are evident in transforming car roofs into smart screens, photovoltaic cells, and UAV platforms. Key innovations include panoramic sunroofs, ceiling screens, projection ...