The race to build the world’s most efficient solar cell is no longer a theoretical contest inside physics labs, it is a high‑stakes engineering sprint that will shape how quickly the global energy ...

As a response to the global demand for clean energy transition, tandem solar cells are recognized as a crucial ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Examining a lead-halide perovskite crystal in the lab using optical methods. The sample (center right) glows green. (CREDIT: ISTA) ...

A UNSW-led team found that annealing conditions significantly affect stress, strain, and microstructure in copper-plated heterojunction solar cell contacts, with fast annealing increasing microstrain ...

Japanese researchers developed a molybdenum-based spin-flip emitter that efficiently harvests triplet excitons from ...

A new study in Science shows that the incorporation of a synthetic molecule into the design enhances the energy efficiency and longevity of perovskite solar cells. The benefits of the molecule, known ...

Solar cells, devices that can convert sunlight into electricity, are among the most promising solutions to source energy ...

The 1cm² cells, pictured, achieved a record-breaking 27.06% power conversion efficiency. Image: University of Sydney. Scientists from the University of Sydney have created what they claim is the ...

Solar energy is a crucial part of our clean energy future, but a new, highly efficient solar material has a hurdle that needs to be addressed. A recent study reveals how a microscopic weak spot can ...

With the explosive growth of the artificial intelligence (AI) industry, electricity demand from data centers is rapidly ...

Light can hit a lead halide perovskite crystal that is anything but pristine and still end up as useful electric current. That mismatch has bothered solar researchers for more than a decade. Silicon ...