Insight into the properties of fullerene is set to open the door to better and cheaper organic solar cells.
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Dow Completes Roof-Top Solar System Installation at Polyolefin Encapsulant Films Plant
Dow installs a high-efficiency solar system at polyolefin plant in Map Ta Phut, Thailand.
Flexible silicon solar-cell fabrics may soon become possible
Researchers make a fiber out of crystalline silicon semiconductor materials that can function as a solar cell.
ONR considers solar energy for Marines
The Office of Naval Research (ONR) looks to the sun to help Marines do away with diesel-guzzling generators now used in combat outposts.
Researchers Create ‘Nanoflowers’ for Energy Storage, Solar Cells
Researchers create flower-like structures out of the semiconductor germanium sulfide that have extremely thin petals with an enormous surface area.
Moving towards copper oxide-based solar cells
Researchers review current knowledge of copper-oxide semiconductors and develop first Cu4O3-based solar cell.
Solar Photovoltaic Industry Leaders Announce Global Solar Council
Representatives of leading international companies in the solar photovoltaic industry announce the founding of the Global Solar Council.
Thermally Stable Solar Cell Materials
A new approach can help scientists predict the thermal stability of potential absorber materials for solar cells.
The Case of the Complexed Charge Carrier: The Mysterious Efficiency of Organic Solar Cells
Dutch researchers present a new theoretical model to explain the better than expected power conversion efficiencies reported for organic solar cells.
Stability and Degradation of Organic and Polymer Solar Cells
Organic photovoltaics (OPV) are a new generation of solar cells with the potential to offer very short energy pay back times, mechanical flexibility and significantly lower production costs compared to traditional crystalline photovoltaic systems. A weakness of...
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