Efficiency improvement of ultrathin CIGS solar cells
The primary aim of this research is to optimize the conversion efficiency of the ultrathin CIGS solar cell by investigating and understanding different approaches with regards …
Paper-thin solar cell can turn any surface into a power …
MIT researchers developed a scalable fabrication technique to produce ultrathin, flexible, durable, lightweight solar cells that can be stuck to any surface. Glued to high-strength fabric, the solar cells are only one-hundredth …
Post-deposition in situ passivation of AgBiS2 nanocrystal inks for …
Ternary chalcogenide AgBiS 2 nanocrystals (NCs) have emerged as a new environmentally friendly material for non-toxic solution-processed solar cells, with a record …
Efficiency increased to 15.2% for ultra‐thin Cu(In,Ga)Se2 solar cells ...
We improved the efficiency of ultra-thin (0.49-μm-thick) Cu(In,Ga)Se 2 solar cells to 15.2% (officially measured). To achieve these results, we modified growth conditions from the 3-stage …
Research on ultra-thin cadmium telluride heterojunction thin film solar …
Cadmium Telluride (CdTe) thin film solar cells have many advantages, including a low-temperature coefficient (−0.25 %/°C), excellent performance under weak light conditions, high …
Ultra-thin crystalline silicon solar cell with a stepped pyramid ...
Here, we propose an ultra-thin c-Si solar cell with a stepped pyramid nanostructure for efficient absorption, which consists of the Ag reflective layer, the c-Si …
Researchers set a new efficiency record for ultrathin solar cell ...
Now, however, an international team from Imperial College London, ICFO and UCL have found a novel technique that achieves a record-breaking power conversion …
Towards ultra-thin plasmonic silicon wafer solar cells with …
Nanoparticle integrated ultra-thin solar cells with only 3% of the current wafer thickness can potentially achieve 15.3% efficiency combining the absorption enhancement …
16.8% EFFICIENT ULTRA-THIN SILICON SOLAR CELLS ON …
The National Renewable Energy Laboratory confirms this solar cell''s efficiency of 16.8%, the highest efficiency found for any silicon solar cell under 40 um, either free …
All-back-contact ultra-thin silicon nanocone solar cells with …
We achieved 13.7% power conversion efficiency from a sub-10-μm-thick Si solar cell. Our ultra-thin device demonstrated more than 80% EQE at short-wavelength light, …
Non-silicon ultra-thin solar cell breakthrough at Oxford University
The new solar cell can be applied to almost any surface. Image: Oxford University. Scientists at the University of Oxford have today (9 August) revealed a …
Ultra-thin high efficiency semitransparent perovskite solar cells
In this study, efficient perovskite solar cells with high transparency in the visible spectrum have been developed. These devices comprise a dielectric–metal–dielectric …
Enhancing the Efficiency of Ultra-thin Perovskite Solar Cell …
Perovskite solar cells have emerged as a promising third-generation solar cell technology, characterized by high efficiency and low fabrication costs, garnering significant …
Efficiency improvement of ultrathin CIGS solar cells
The primary aim of this research is to optimize the conversion efficiency of …
Progress and prospects for ultrathin solar cells | Nature Energy
Ultrathin solar cells with thicknesses at least 10 times lower than conventional solar cells could have the unique potential to efficiently convert solar energy into electricity …
Oxford, UK, reveals ''breakthrough'' ultra-thin perovskite solar cell
Scientists at the University of Oxford last week (9 August) revealed a breakthrough in solar PV technology via an ultra-thin material that can be applied to "almost …
Research on ultra-thin cadmium telluride heterojunction thin film solar …
The highest front illumination efficiency of ultra-thin semi-transparent CdTe solar cell is close to 12 %, which is already close to that of opaque ultra-thin CdTe cell, and the highest back …
High-efficiency ultra-thin Cu2ZnSnS4 solar cells by double …
In recent years, Cu 2 ZnSnS 4 (CZTS) semiconductor materials have received intensive attention in the field of thin-film solar cells owing to its non-toxic and low-cost …
Solar energy breakthrough could reduce need for …
This compares with around 22% energy efficiency from solar panels today (meaning they convert around 22% of the energy in sunlight), but the versatility of the new ultra-thin and flexible material is also key. At just over …
High-Efficiency Cadmium-Free Cu(In,Ga)Se2 Flexible Thin-Film Solar …
Recently, ultra-thin glass (UTG) has been recognized as an emerging novel flexible substrate that is compatible with conventional thick glass-based methodology. In this …
Paper-thin solar cell can turn any surface into a power source
MIT researchers developed a scalable fabrication technique to produce ultrathin, flexible, durable, lightweight solar cells that can be stuck to any surface. Glued to high-strength …
All-back-contact ultra-thin silicon nanocone solar …
Nanostructured Si solar cell with all-back-contact design. We achieved high efficiency from ultra-thin, nanostructured Si solar cells by designing an emitter layer at the back of the device rather ...