‘Messy’ production of perovskite material increases solar cell efficiency
11 November 2019Discovery means simpler and cheaper manufacturing methods are actually beneficial for the material’s use in next-generation solar cells or LED lighting.
Discovery means simpler and cheaper manufacturing methods are actually beneficial for the material’s use in next-generation solar cells or LED lighting.
Eight Cambridge researchers are among the latest recipients of European Union awards given to early-career researchers from over 50 countries.
Researchers have quantified the astonishingly high speeds at which future solar cells would have to operate in order to stretch what are presently seen as natural limits on their energy conversion efficiency.
Perovskite materials can recycle light particles – a finding which could lead to a new generation of affordable, high-performance solar cells.
Latest research finds that the trailblazing ‘perovskite’ material used in solar cells can double up as a laser, strongly suggesting the astonishing efficiency levels already achieved in these cells is only part of the journey.