The demonstrated device, according to the academics, is built with interfaces between the active cell layers that improve the top cell carrier collection. The cell was built with texturing and a ...

A team of researchers has developed a new solar cell that combines two different layers of sunlight-absorbing material to harvest a broader range of the sun's energy and that costs less than its ...

Researchers working to maximize solar panel efficiency said layering advanced materials atop traditional silicon is a promising path to eke more energy out of sunlight. A new study shows that by using ...

Jonathan Klamkin recognized by the Compound Semiconductor Week (CSW) Award Committee, earning international honors for contributions that continue to shape the future of advanced semiconductor ...

While lying on the beach during a vacation on the Spanish coast in 1999, physicist Jamal Ramdani had an epiphany. As the sand complied to the contours of his body, Ramdani, a researcher at Motorola ...

A new approach to fabricating light-emitting diodes (LEDs) could be used to increase their efficiency by 20 percent while yielding higher-quality light than conventional LEDs. Researchers at the ...

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Researchers working to maximize solar panel efficiency said layering advanced materials atop traditional silicon is a promising path to eke more energy out of sunlight. A new study ...