Researchers from the University of Tsukuba in Japan have discovered the properties that enhance the efficiency of tin-based ...

The PV device is based on a indium gallium phosphide absorber with an energy bandgap of 1.9 eV. It is intended for use in ...

Find out how solar cells power a good portion of homes today—and how they might power almost everything in the future.

Intermediate band solar cell materials represent an innovative class of semiconductors engineered to enhance the efficiency of photovoltaic devices by introducing additional energy levels within ...

A UK-Australian research group has built an intermediate band solar cell with a quantum ratchet semiconductor nanostructure that reportedly increases the ratchet band state lifetime of the device ...

A major solar panel manufacturer says its latest cell technology can turn nearly a third of the solar energy that hits it into electricity. That would mean this cell is more efficient than the ...

An innovative hybrid solar device that combines a PV panel and energy storage has achieved record levels of energy storage efficiency for such a device. And unlike conventional batteries, the ...

It is possible to make a material emit more radiation than it absorbs, violating the laws of physics in a way that could make ...

An EPFL research project has developed a method based on machine learning to quickly and accurately search large databases, leading to the discovery of 14 new materials for solar cells.

As the electrons flow through the cell, they generate electricity. On a much larger scale, solar-thermal power plants employ various techniques to concentrate the sun's energy as a heat source.

Experimental cells that combine silicon with a material called perovskite have broken the efficiency record for converting solar energy—and could eventually supercharge how we get electricity.

U.S. solar company Suniva has started producing cells at its Georgia factory and is shipping them to customers, executives told Reuters, calling it a milestone in the effort to build a robust ...