Originally published on Solar Love. Varun Sivaram, Samuel Stranks, and Henry Snaith have written an article for Scientific American about the wonders of perovskite solar cells, which are capable of stunning achievements in the laboratory. Sivaram says, ” [M]any of us believe this is the field’s biggest breakthrough since the original invention … [continued]
Researchers pass along great news about developing low cost, efficient solar cells based on perovskites, so have a happy [fossil energy] Independence Day.
There is great potential for significantly improving the solar conversion efficiency of perovskite solar cells, according to new research from the University of Washington and Oxford University — owing to the fact that there are microscopic flaws in the perovskite crystals used in such applications that can be removed/corrected, thereby greatly … [continued]
Colorful, transparent thin film perovskite solar cells from Brown University could be coming soon to a building near you (well, maybe in a few years or so).
While perovskites have been a mainstay of solar energy research for some time now, the purest form of the material — perfect single crystals of perovskite — had never been investigated very deeply. That’s changed now, though, with the release of new research findings from the University of Toronto + … [continued]
A new perovskite blend that addresses many of the most prominent previous issues with the technology has been developed by researchers in South Korea — reportedly resulting in what is, according to said researchers, the highest-efficiency perovskite cell to date. To be specific, the issues in question that are addressed … [continued]
Dyesol, a major thin-film OPV firm, is currently in the planning phases of the commercialization of its solid-state DSC technology based around perovskite-based thin films, according to recent reports. According to Dyesol, the prototype and pilot line phases of planning are currently expected to be completed by 2016 and 2017. … [continued]
A new, next-generation solar cell material that’s capable of emitting light as well as converting light into electricity has been developed by researchers at Nanyang Technological University (NTU). The cells themselves glow when electricity is run through them, and, according to the researchers, the coloring of this emitted light can … [continued]
