Scientists at Spain's Institut de Recerca en Energia de Catalunya (IREC) have fabricated a transparent solar cell based on hydrogenated amorphous silicon oxide. They say it could be used for ...

We will admit that it is unlikely you have enough gear in your basement to make a solar cell using these steps. However, it is interesting to see how a bare silicon wafer becomes a solar cell.

as research into the improvement of silicon solar cells is already well-covered by private companies. “It doesn’t make sense for the government to invest in something like [silicon] because ...

They then tested its performance under standard illumination conditions on a solar cell based on amorphous silicon and a perovskite solar cell in an air-conditioned laboratory with a temperature ...

Researchers at the University of Queensland say they have set a new efficiency record for a specific type of solar cell that is cheaper and quicker to make than conventional silicon-based cells.