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All-organic solar cells achieve record efficiency by doubling previous performance
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All-organic solar cells achieve record efficiency by doubling previous performance

Example of damage to the lower layer of a solar cell disposal formed from multilayer films when fabricating electrodes using a solution processes....

Passivation technique reduces defects in kesterite solar cells to achieve 11.51% efficiency
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Passivation technique reduces defects in kesterite solar cells to achieve 11.51% efficiency

Solar cell fabrication and photovoltaic performance. Credit: Nature Energy (2025). DOI: 10.1038/s41560-025-01756-2 Over the past few decades, solar cells have become increasingly widespread,...

High-powered solar cells aim to replace batteries in low-power electronics
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High-powered solar cells aim to replace batteries in low-power electronics

Credit: Ambient Photonics The basic technology behind Ambient Photonics’s solar cells is so simple that it’s routinely assembled as a high school science...

Flexible tandem solar cells achieve 24.6% efficiency and withstand 3,000 bends in new study
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Flexible tandem solar cells achieve 24.6% efficiency and withstand 3,000 bends in new study

Flexible perovskite/CIGS tandem solar cells developed using the antisolvent-seeding approach. Credit: NIMTE Chinese scientists have found a way to make flexible tandem solar...

Fluoride additive boosts water-processed perovskite solar cells
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Fluoride additive boosts water-processed perovskite solar cells

Fluoride additive enhances performance of perovskite solar cells using water-based fabrication. Credit: Minh Tam Hoang and Hongxia Wang from Queensland University of Technnology...

Protective film on perovskite solar cells offers 1,000-hour durability in extreme heat and humidity
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Protective film on perovskite solar cells offers 1,000-hour durability in extreme heat and humidity

Photovoltaic performances upon EC-incorporated spiro-OMeTAD HTLs. Credit: Energy & Environmental Science (2025). DOI: 10.1039/D4EE05699J A new perovskite solar cell (PSC) demonstrates remarkable resilience...

Ultralight, flexible solar cells set new efficiency record at 23.64%
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Ultralight, flexible solar cells set new efficiency record at 23.64%

A cross-sectional image of a perovskiteCIGS tandem solar cell taken with an electron microscope. Credit: KIER The Korea Institute of Energy Research has...

Advancing diverse emerging solar cells with a 2D-transition metal dichalcogenide buffer
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Advancing diverse emerging solar cells with a 2D-transition metal dichalcogenide buffer

Schematic representation of the structure of diverse emerging solar cells with TiS2 as alternative buffer. Credit: Advanced Theory and Simulations (2025) DOI: 10.1002/adts.202400769 Thin-film...

Strain ‘trick’ improves perovskite solar cells’ efficiency
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Strain ‘trick’ improves perovskite solar cells’ efficiency

Credit: Science (2025). DOI: 10.1126/science.adt3417 Researchers at EPFL have found a way to dramatically reduce energy loss and boost efficiency in perovskite solar...