Researchers have successfully produced high-quality thin film monocrystalline silicon with a reduced crystal defect density down to the silicon wafer level at a growth rate that is more than 10 times ...

The patent, Ser. No. 15/266,720 titled “Amorphous silicon/crystalline silicon thin film tandem solar cell” is part of a “Tandem Series” of high efficiency and cost effective solar cell technologies by ...

“Resembling miniature scrolls, the nanotubes could prove useful as catalysts, guided laser cavities and nanorobots,” said Sahraoui Chaieb, a professor of mechanical and industrial engineering at ...

Solar-Tectic LLC (“ST”) announced today that a patent application for a tin perovskite/crystalline silicon thin film tandem solar cell has been allowed by the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

Lateral crystallization of silicon thin films has emerged as a promising technique for the fabrication of state‐of‐the‐art transistor devices. This method promotes the growth of highly oriented ...

Solar cells are one of the most important technologies in the transition to renewable energy, but there’s still plenty of room for improvement. Researchers at New York University (NYU) Tandon have now ...

The thin film photovoltaics market is forecast to grow to US$6.1 billion in 2033 The future of solar technology extends far beyond silicon, with numerous alternative materials that belong to a certain ...

A new analysis confirms that the booming thin film solar segment is going to boom even more in 2009 – thanks to low-cost industry leader First Solar. The growth should quell speculation that the ...

US-based start-up InnovaLight believes its solution-processed silicon quantum dots will take the photovoltaic market by storm. InnovaLight of the US is a start-up with big ambitions when it comes to ...

Electrical engineers at Duke University in the US have developed a new printing technique to create fully functional, ...

Big and bendy: A transparent graphene film, two centimeters on each side, stretches and flexes when transferred to a rubber stamp. The stamp can be used to deposit the film on any substrate. Credit: ...