Consequently, a highly efficient GPT-LBL organic solar cell (OSC) with a power conversion efficiency (PCE) of 19.41% (certified 19.0%) was achieved. Noticeably, …
Learn MoreBy this strategy, the Y6-based solar cell delivers a high-power conversion efficiency of 15.7% with both conventional and inverted architecture. By this research, we provide new insights into employing the electron-deficient-core-based central fused ring …
Learn MoreThis research showcases the progress in pushing the boundaries of silicon solar cell technology, achieving an efficiency record of 26.6% on commercial-size p-type wafer. The lifetime of the gallium-doped wafers is effectively increased following optimized annealing treatment. Thin and flexible solar cells are fabricated on 60–130 μm wafers, …
Learn MoreSb 2 (Se x S 1–x) 3 has been proven a very promising light absorbing material for photovoltaic applications due to its high stability, tunable band gap, non-toxic element, and high extinction coefficient. For Sb 2 (Se x S 1–x) 3 alloy film deposition, the authors develop a single source based rapid-thermal-evaporation (RTE) method instead …
Learn MoreThe colors of solar cells are very important when adopting them for future indoor and outdoor light energy harvesting devices with smart designs. Here we report the formation of vividly colorful hybrid organometal trihalide perovskite solar cells by a low-cost and scalable doctor-blade coating method. The pe
Learn MoreSeleno twisted benzodiperylenediimides (TBDPDI-Se) as promising electron acceptor chromophores were designed and synthesized using a facile strategy with which different side chains could be introduced readily. Bulk heterojunction organic solar cells based on these acceptors exhibit the highest power convers
Learn MoreTheir absorption, electrochemistry, thermal properties, and applications as electron acceptors in bulk heterojunction organic solar cells (BHJOSCs) were investigated. SubNcTI s with strong absorption at 300–750 nm, maximum extinction coefficient of up to 16.8 × 10 4 M −1 cm −1, and deep lowest unoccupied molecular orbital energy levels …
Learn MoreThe colloidal QD solar cells show a power conversion efficiency (PCE) of 11.2% with an open voltage of 1.11 V, a short current density of 14.4 mA cm −2, and a fill factor of 0.70. Due to the hydrophobic surface chemistry of the PTABr–CsPbI 3 film, the solar cell can maintain 80% of the initial PCE in ambient conditions for one month …
Learn MoreAll-polymer solar cells based on both polymers as acceptors were fabricated, in which P3HT/P1 blends showed power conversion efficiency twice as high as that of P3HT/P2. Further investigation showed that a P3HT/ P1 blend film displayed smaller surface roughness and lower crystallinity of P3HT, indicating better miscibility of P3HT and P1 .
Learn MoreDOI: 10.1016/J.SOLMAT.2012.09.024 Corpus ID: 94752113; Solar-driven photoelectrochemical reduction of carbon dioxide to methanol at CuInS2 thin film photocathode @article{Yuan2013SolardrivenPR, title={Solar-driven photoelectrochemical reduction of carbon dioxide to methanol at CuInS2 thin film photocathode}, …
Learn MoreUnlike previous nanostructured solar cells, our best nanostructured cell is not primarily limited by the poor blue response associated with the nanostructures (a loss of only 1.16 mA cm −2 from ...
Learn MoreAn average household could save over $1,000 by going solar in the first year alone. But as we mentioned above, solar is a good investment because it freezes your electricity costs while utility rates keep climbing. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the national price of electricity increased by 3.51% on average per year from 2018-2022.
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Learn MoreAntimony sulfide (Sb 2 S 3) is a promising photoelectric material because of its wide bandgap approximately 1.7 eV for next-generation solar cells, high optical absorption coefficient, and its green and earth-abundant constituents.Different to traditional cubic structure photovoltaic materials, Sb 2 S 3 holds one-dimensional crystal structure …
Learn MoreYuan began working with solar cells two years ago, after science teacher Susan Duncan encouraged him to tackle an engineering project. He spent hours searching the Internet, brainstorming with …
Learn MoreAs a result, the inverted perovskite solar cells (PSCs) based on the optimized all-inorganic perovskite of CsPbI 2 Br:S 8 deliver an increased power conversion efficiency (PCE) from 12.76% to 14.46% as well as …
Learn MoreIon migration in perovskite solar cells (PSCs) is a crucial factor governing both photoelectric performance and physicochemical stability of the devices. However, the related fundamental research, especially the quantitative studies of the ion migration dynamics at a device level, has long been limited by the lack of analytical methods. …
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Learn MoreYuan''s solar cell is certainly not the stuff of a typical middle school science project. But his achievements are a shining example of what''s possible when a public school -- or a school district -- makes a …
Learn MoreSb2S3 has attracted great research interest very recently as a promising absorber material for thin film photovoltaics because of their unique optical and electrical properties, binary compound and easy synthesis. Sb2S3 planar solar cells from evaporation method without hole-transport layer (HTM) assistance suffer from sulfur deficit vacancy …
Learn MoreTin (Sn)-based perovskites as the most promising absorber materials for lead-free perovskite solar cells (PSCs) have achieved the record efficiency of over 14 %. Although suppressing the oxidation of Sn-based perovskites is a frequently concerned topic for Sn-based PSCs, many studies have given vague explanations and the mechanisms …
Learn MorePerovskite solar cells (PSCs) have attracted tremendous interest because of their rapid improvement in power conversion efficiency (PCE) from the initial PCE of 3.8% for the first prototype to the certified PCE of 25.2% in 2019. However, the inherent chemical instability of organic–inorganic hybrid perovskit
Learn MoreCu2ZnSnS4 (CZTS) solar cells are an emerging photovoltaic technology owing to their earth abundance, all-dry processability, and environmental friendliness. Further power conversion efficiency enhancement of the Cd-free CZTS device necessitates the substitution of traditionally used intrinsic ZnO by an alternative wide-band-gap window …
Learn More12 year old William Yuan invents 3D solar cell with 9 times the efficiency of current solar cells
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Learn MoreSo far, the best performing inorganic crystalline solar cells show a lower ΔE loss in gallium arsenide (0.32 eV) and crystalline silicon (0.38 eV) 11, while most of …
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Learn MoreInorganic CsPbI x Br 3− x perovskite solar cells (PSCs) have gained enormous interest due to their excellent thermal stabilities. However, their intrinsically poor moisture stability hampers their further development. Herein, a chromium-based metal–organic framework ...
Learn MoreDOI: 10.1016/J.SOLENER.2018.03.017 Corpus ID: 53560856; Outdoor testing and ageing of dye-sensitized solar cells for building integrated photovoltaics @article{Yuan2018OutdoorTA, title={Outdoor testing and ageing of dye-sensitized solar cells for building integrated photovoltaics}, author={Huihui Yuan and Wei Wang and Di …
Learn MoreAll-small-molecule organic solar cells (all-SMOSCs) exhibit tremendous potential for commercialization thanks to their unique advantages, including a well-defined …
Learn MoreA new class of non-fullerene acceptor, Y6, by employing a ladder-type electron-deficient-core-based central fused ring with a benzothiadiazole core is reported. Organic photovoltaics made from Y6 in conventional and inverted architectures each exhibited a high efficiency of 15.7%, measured in two separate labs. Inverted device …
Learn MoreOrganic solar cells (OSCs) based on non-fullerene acceptors (NFAs) have achieved benchmarks that seemed out of reach only a decade ago. 1–7 The power …
Learn MoreGraphene oxide (GO) is employed as a hole conductor in inverted planar heterojunction perovskite solar cells, and the devices with CH3NH3PbI3−xClx as absorber achieve an efficiency of over 12%. The perovskite film grown on GO exhibits enhanced crystallization, high surface coverage ratio as well as preferred
Learn MoreGrain boundaries (GBs) are the most prominent microstructural feature in solution-processed MAPbI 3 OIHP thin films, which are typically polycrystalline. 5, 6 Wrong or dangling bonds proliferate the GB regions, and they can become easy highways for rapid diffusion of atomic, ionic, and molecular species. 16, 17 GBs can also trap moisture and …
Learn MoreThe emerging dye-sensitized solar cells, perovskite solar cells, and organic solar cells have been regarded as promising photovoltaic technologies. The device structures and components of these solar cells are imperative to the device''s efficiency and stability. Polymers can be used to adjust the device components and structures of these …
Learn MoreThe bulk-heterojunction blend of an electron donor and an electron acceptor material is the key component in a solution-processed organic photovoltaic device. In the past decades, a p-type conjugated polymer and an n-type fullerene derivative have been the most commonly used electron donor and electron acceptor, respectively. While …
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Learn MoreAfter implementing a MgF 2 anti-reflective coating (ARC) to the best CZTGS-modified CZTS (CZTS-CZTGS) device, we achieved a record Cd-free solar cell efficiency of 10.26% with …
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