Advancements are rapidly increasing across multiple types of solar cells to achieve superior power conversion efficiency. In this arena, a Korean institute has set a new record for large-area ...

Monocrystalline, polycrystalline or thin-film? Here’s how the main types of solar panel compare on efficiency, lifespan, and ...

The team found that their solar cells converted 37.6% of indoor light (at 1,000 lux—equivalent to a well-lit office) into electricity, a world record for this type of solar cell optimized for indoor ...

Our research focuses on developing innovative materials that can improve solar cell technology. We specialize in creating new materials that can capture and transport solar energy more efficiently, ...

Researchers in China have developed a new type of polymer solar cells that deliver ...

Solar energy plays a big role in the fight against climate change. As the world turns to solar power, concerns about the environmental impact of traditional solar panels continue to grow. Today’s most ...

Crystalline silicon solar cells currently dominate the global photovoltaic industry, with tunnel oxide passivating contact ...

A joint research team led by Dr. Hee-Eun Song of the Photovoltaics Research Department at the Korea Institute of Energy Research (President Yi Chang-Keun, hereafter “KIER”) and Prof. Ka-Hyun Kim of ...

A research team from the University of New South Wales (UNSW) and Chinese-Canadian solar module maker Canadian Solar has investigated how heterojunction (HJT) solar cells are hit by sodium (Na) and ...