Perovskite semiconductors efficiently convert sunlight into electrical energy; they are also inexpensive and extremely ...

The race to build the world’s most efficient solar cell is no longer a theoretical contest inside physics labs, it is a high‑stakes engineering sprint that will shape how quickly the global energy ...

The previous solar efficiency record has now been broken, and this one could have real-world impact. Researchers at EPFL and CSEM have developed a triple-junction solar cell with a certified ...

The 1cm² cells, pictured, achieved a record-breaking 27.06% power conversion efficiency. Image: University of Sydney. Scientists from the University of Sydney have created what they claim is the ...

A promising solar-cell architecture, in which two layers of perovskite semiconductors are stacked on silicon, is making strides towards achieving its full potential. Read the paper: Triple-1 junction ...

Researchers from the Swiss Center for Electronics and Microtechnology (CSEM) and the École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) claim to have achieved a power conversion efficiency exceeding 30% ...

Triple-junction metal wrap through solar cells tested in space A team of German researchers has developed a miniaturized solar cell experiment for nanosatellites. It was used to test samples of new ...