Read article: New photovoltaic 2D material breaks quantum efficiency record
Material contains special bandgap states that efficiently absorb light at crucial solar wavelengths
Read article: Roll-to-roll-fabricated hybrid perovskite solar cells reach record efficiencies
Researchers calculate that large-scale devices would be cheap to produce, too
Read article: Silicon solar cells gain new flexibility
Blunted edge technique could make silicon a viable material in applications that call for lightweight, bendable cells
Read article: Perovskite solar cells reach new milestones for stability and efficiency
Three recent results highlight how the technology just keeps getting better
Read article: Australian firm’s watery solution for solar power
A novel approach to the counterintuitive problem of solar farms receiving too much sunlight
Read article: Concentrated solar reactor generates unprecedented amounts of hydrogen
Photoelectrochemical device also produces usable heat and oxygen and could be commercialized in the near future
Read article: Hydrogen-producing solar cells mimic photosynthesis
One device offers a record-breaking solar-to-hydrogen efficiency while a second harvests water from the air and turns it into hydrogen when exposed to sunlight
Read article: Phase heterojunction solar cell is a first
New photovoltaics concept is based on junctions between different crystalline phases of a light-absorbing perovskite material
Read article: Thinner solar cells are more robust to space radiation
Gallium arsenide-based photovoltaic could be used as a power source for satellites in demanding space environments
Read article: Passive optical concentrator could boost solar-cell efficiency
Device redirects light using layers of glass with increasing refractive indices, rather than moving parts
