Technology Thin-film photovoltaic technology combines efficiency and versatility Andrew McCollum Jun 27, 2022 Perovskite/CIS tandem solar cells are already able to convert a relatively high fraction of incident light into…
Technology Algae-powered computing: Scientists create reliable and renewable biological photovoltaic cell Andrew McCollum May 12, 2022 This system, containing blue-green algae, powered a microprocessor continuously for a year using nothing but ambient…
Technology Photovoltaic solar heating system uses 95% of energy available to heat water Andrew McCollum Nov 5, 2021 Luis Cámara-Díaz, principal researcher. Credit: University of Córdoba A research team at the…
Technology Measuring photovoltaic performance indoors Andrew McCollum Aug 4, 2021 Determining photovoltaic cells' performance under artificial lighting. Credit: Hamadani As…
Technology Machine learning models to help photovoltaic systems find their place Andrew McCollum Jul 21, 2021 Credit: CC0 Public Domain With the looming threat of climate change, it is high time we…
Technology Researchers reveal defect properties in photovoltaic material Andrew McCollum Jun 17, 2021 Credit: CC0 Public Domain As a new member of photovoltaic family, antimony trisulfide (Sb2S3) has the satisfactory bandgap of 1.7eV,…
Technology One-dimensional Anderson insulators predicted to host the bulk photovoltaic effect Andrew McCollum May 27, 2021 Figure 1: A light micrograph of a conventional photovoltaic cell based on polycrystalline silicon (blue crystals).…