Perovskite solar cells, despite having a high conversion efficiency, are hindered on the path of commercialization due to their low durability, which prevents actual applications from happening. However, a new thin film developed by scientists can retain 99% of the initial efficiency for perovskite solar cells after 1,000 hours of operation. Solar cells remain as […]
The Next Perovskite Solar Breakthrough Could Give Us Endless Energy By 2025
Harnessing the motherlode of the sun’s power is almost within our reach. The sun, our primary source of energy, bathes our Blue Planet in more solar energy than we can ever hope to reasonably use. Each hour, the sun sends 430 quintillion Joules of energy our way, more than the 410 quintillion Joules that humans […]
New CIGS/perovskite tandem solar cell reaches 24.16% efficiency and awarded a new branch on the NREL chart
Researchers from Helmhotlz-Zentrum Berlin (HZB), collaborating with teams from University of Cambridge, Eindhoven University of Technology, Nicolaus Copernicus University, Salerno University and others, have developed a monolithic “two-terminal” tandem cell made of CIGS and perovskite that achieved a certified efficiency of 24.16%, with a thickness of well below 5 micrometers – which would allow […]