Silicon solar cells were supposed to be running out of headroom, yet a new device has pushed their performance to 27.81% efficiency and reset expectations for what a single-junction cell can do. That ...

Highly efficient silicon solar cells that are as flexible as a sheet of paper could offer a lightweight power source for applications such as uncrewed aerial vehicles while cutting the cost of solar ...

A group of scientists at Zhejiang University in China has developed a perovskite-silicon tandem solar cell that utilizes textured silicon substrates to improve interface engineering between the top ...

Crystalline-silicon solar panels are efficient, reliable, and dominate the solar-panel market. However, new third-gen solar technology could do what c-Si solar panels cannot, including flexible, ...

“This result is laying the groundwork for future commercialisation of this exciting technology”, said RObert Bauer. Image: QCells Korean-owned solar manufacturer Hanwha Qcells has posted a “world ...

International researchers have developed a silicon heterojunction PV cell with textured surfaces to accommodate the perovskite top cell. They optimized the rear transparent electrode to collect as ...