Solar energy plays a big role in the fight against climate change. As the world turns to solar power, concerns about the environmental impact of traditional solar panels continue to grow. Today’s most ...

An enormous amount of solar energy hits the Earth every day. This amount is 10,000 times more than the world’s total energy requirements! Solar cell technology has evolved significantly over the last ...

Given the outstanding impact of , Frontiers in Energy Research is pleased to launch Volume II of this successful Research Topic. Emerging thin-film solar ...

Using a new method, physicists found a way to 'catapult' electrons across solar materials in quadrillionths of a second.

The field of organic solar cells and polymer electronics is rapidly evolving, addressing global energy needs through lightweight, flexible, and cost-effective photovoltaic technologies. Organic solar ...

A team of Japan-based scientists have set a new power conversion efficiency record for all-organic solar cells, more than doubling the previous record. They say the cell was developed with rganic ...

New molecular architecture enables the natural formation of built-in p/n junctions essential for efficient light-to-electricity conversion. Depending on the solvent, TISQ spontaneously organizes into ...

SERIS’ record-breaking perovskite-organic tandem solar cell uses a newly designed narrow-bandgap bottom layer to enhance photon harvesting. Image: SERIS/NUS Researchers at the Solar Energy Research ...

Dresden, Germany, December 5, 2011 – Heliatek GmbH, a global leader in high-end solar PV technology, has once again set a new world record for organic solar cells after Fraunhofer ISE CalLab certified ...

A new model shows how transport resistance limits solar cell efficiency and how better fill factor predictions could help us develop more powerful photovoltaics One light bulb turned on (Courtesy: ...

Researchers at Barcelona-based photonics research institute ICFO have enhanced the performance of an organic solar cell by optimizing the fluorescence quantum yield (FQY) – that is, by favoring light ...