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Perovskite Solar Cells >20% Efficiency Enabled by A Vacuum Flash–assisted Solution Process
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Highly stable and efficient solid-state solar cells based on perovskite quantum dots (11.14% conversion efficiency at 1 sun illumination)
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The best-performing cell, which contains the FTO/Bl-TiO2/mp-TiO2+CH3NH3PbBr3 (~2-nm QDs)/PTAA/Au configuration shows the following results: open-circuit voltage (VOC)=1.110 V, current density (JSC)=14.07 mA cm−2, fill factor=0....
'Zero-energy' buildings to be enabled by the world’s highest efficiency solar cells
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The world’s highest efficiency solar cells have been developed at the University of New South Wales, which could eventually lead to zero-energy buildings equipped with ultra-thin panels. The cells are made from CZTS, a mixture ...
JACS: Efficient and Cheap Perovskite Solar Cells Have Been Developed
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Journal of the American Chemical Society published a new paper on April 18, 2016, titled "Exceptional Morphology-Preserving Evolution of Formamidinium Lead Triiodide Perovskite Thin Films via Organic-Cation Displacement". Pe...
Newly Funded 2015 Materials-related Projects among the $125 Million DOE ARPA-E Awards
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On Nov. 23, 2015, U.S. Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz announced $125 million across 41 cutting-edge energy technologies awarded by the Department of Energy’s (DOE) Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E). Among th...