Researchers in India who tested the performance of an amorphous silicon solar cell underwater claim there ... Journal of Energy Research. “The work has been carried out under a funded project ...
Solar panels capture sunlight and convert it to electricity using photovoltaic (PV) cells like the one illustrated above. Such cells, which can power everything from calculators to cars (our ...
Researchers at Åbo Akademi University in Finland have identified and eliminated a previously unknown loss mechanism in organic solar cells that makes them more efficient and gives them a longer ...
A solar cell is made of two types of semiconductors, called p-type and n-type silicon. The p-type silicon is produced by adding atoms—such as boron or gallium—that have one less electron in their ...
Organic solar cells are already on the market today and ... Otherwise, it’s not good for the environment or for those working in the factories,” says Feng Gao. His research team has now ...