The breakthrough could be a key for overcoming current technological limitations to harnessing solar power to meet the world's energy consumption demands.

In a new study, researchers measure the spin properties of electronic states produced in singlet fission – a process which could have a ...

WPI team describes a novel light-activated phenomenon that could become the basis for more efficient solar cell applications.

A Shanghai Jiao Tong University researchers team have used the shape of cicada wings as a template to create antireflective structures capable of ...

Its smart, stores energy, and even talks

Quantum dot-induced phase stabilization of a-CsPbI3 perovskite for high-efficiency photovoltaics

The modeled costs to install solar PV systems continued to decline in the first quarter of 2016 in the U.S., according to updated ...

Crystalline fault lines provide pathway for solar cell current

Peter Darlington says the $40,000 cost of mechanical work and solar panels will more than pay for itself over the next 25 years.

The Canadian province of Ontario's solar sector has seen significant continued growth in investments—year over year—since 2001. Canada benefits from this growth, which ...

Using a unique ultra-fast spectroscopic technique, EPFL scientists have now been able to track the fate of charged pairs in an advanced type ...

A Masdar Institute-MIT Research Project is Developing a Unique Tandem “Step” Solar Cell with Theoretical Solar Efficiencies over 40% at a Relatively Low ...