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Innovative Electrodes can Help Create Cheaper Solar Cells and Touchscreens

Australian researchers have demonstrated the strong potential for a new type of flexible, recyclable electrodes to be used in creating cheaper solar cells, touchscreens, wearable 'e-skins' and next-generation responsive windows.

11 Jun 2020

New Technique Helps Create Complex Perovskite Solar Cell Designs

Perovskites are a potential alternative to the silicon used for making a majority of the present-day solar cells. But despite this fact, novel manufacturing processes are required to make them viable for commercial production.

4 Jun 2020

New Deposition Method Offers Viable Pathway to Miniaturize Optical Devices

Smart phones, tablets and laptop displays, camera lenses, biosensing devices, integrated chips and solar photovoltaic cells are among the applications that could stand to benefit from an innovative method of nanocrystal assembly pioneered by Australian scientists.

4 Jun 2020

New Double-Sided Solar Panels Follow Sun, Produce 35% More Energy

Solar power systems with double-sided (bifacial) solar panels--which collect sunlight from two sides instead of one--and single-axis tracking technology that tilts the panels so they can follow the sun are the most cost effective to date, researchers report June 3rd in the journal Joule.

4 Jun 2020

Smart Windows that Self-Illuminate During Monsoon Season

Smart windows that automatically change colors depending on the intensity of sunlight are gaining attention as they can reduce energy bills by blocking off sun's visible rays during summer.

1 Jun 2020

How a Textured Surface can Improve Efficiency of Photoelectrodes

In the present context of concerning CO2 levels and sustainability issues, the search for efficient and clean alternatives for producing energy continues.

4 May 2020

Scientists Discover Evidence of Rashba Effect in Light Harvesting "Wonder" Materials

Scientists have theorized that organometallic halide perovskites-- a class of light harvesting "wonder" materials for applications in solar cells and quantum electronics-- are so promising due to an unseen yet highly controversial mechanism called the Rashba effect.

22 Apr 2020

Scientists Shed Light on “Deep Trap” in Perovskite Materials

In the last decade, perovskites - a diverse range of materials with a specific crystal structure - have emerged as promising alternatives to silicon solar cells, as they are cheaper and greener to manufacture, while achieving a comparable level of efficiency.

16 Apr 2020

X-Ray Laser Used to Study Possible Role of Iron Carbene as a Photosensitizer

Photosensitizers can be described as molecules with the ability to absorb sunlight and transfer that energy to drive chemical reactions or produce electricity.

7 Feb 2020