New ultra-thin solar panels are 1,000 times more effective than standard panels thanks to a breakthrough crystal design.

Researchers have developed a 'superabsorbing' design that may significantly improve the light absorption efficiency of thin film solar cells and drive down manufacturing costs. Researchers from ...

Solar grade silicon -- used to create solar cells -- is very energy intensive to produce, so creating slimmer cells and changing the surface design would make them cheaper and more environmentally ...

In a study published Monday in Joule, researchers analyze these trends and demonstrate how a new approach to solar cell design could lower solar emissions twenty-fold and bring the technology ...

A new solar cell design could raise the energy conversion efficiency to over 50% by absorbing the spectral components of longer wavelengths that are usually lost during transmission through the cell.

It has been 70 years since modern solar panels were invented, and their fundamental design hasn’t changed all that much. Yes, their efficiency has more than doubled since then, and the price has ...

The new design approach, which could lead to improved low-cost solar cells, requires overcoming a thermodynamic light-trapping limit proposed in the 1980s. The scientists, Dennis Callahan ...

A Santa Barbara, California, company called Solar3D plans to make silicon solar cells that are more efficient than conventional cells by borrowing the light-trapping concept behind optical-fiber ...

What is the best shape for nanomaterials that move energy in solar cells? When it comes to the semiconductor germanium sulfide, the answer appears to look a lot like a peony. If you're enjoying ...

Ottawa, Dec. 20, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The global perovskite solar cell market size was valued at USD 94.8 million in 2022 and is expanding at a remarkable CAGR of 38.1% from 2023 to 2032.