Read more: 12 Smart Gadgets You Didn't Know Existed Amorphous silicon panels predate all other thin film panels, and have been in use for decades in small electronics like solar-powered ...

Active Surfaces says its thin, flexible solar collectibles can be attached not just to roofs, but walls, tents, backpacks, ...

Researchers in Wales and Finland have developed a new analytical model for understanding how thin-film solar cells ... old as the first practical silicon solar cell itself. The new model, from ...

And the lower cost of producing these lightweight cells, printed on flexible plastic, means that manufacturing can remain in ...

A Trick of Light: Researchers Turn Silicon Into Direct Bandgap Semiconductor ... improved the performance of kesterite (CZTSSe) thin-film solar cells. They developed a new method for doping ...

The new record was achieved on a 9cm2 tandem perovskite silicon solar cell compared to most records achieved on 1cm2 cells.

The Japanese manufacturer said its tandem cell utilizes a top perovskite solar cell with an efficiency of 22.4% and 81% infrared transmittance.

The researchers said molybdenum oxide (MoO x) – which has been used as a carrier-selective layer and crystalline silicon substrate in organic, inorganic and thin film solar cells due to its high ...

TOPCon combines the benefits of crystalline silicon and amorphous silicon thin-film into one high-power hybrid solar cell. Unlike the more complex HJT (heterojunction technology), TOPCon only ...

Perovskite is a crystalline material that can be printed or coated in thin films. Perovskite solar cells promise high efficiencies comparable to silicon-based cells, but they contain lead ...