The company’s new scientific paper, published in Nature, reveals that its hybrid interdigitated back-contact (HIBC) solar cell achieved a record-breaking efficiency of 27.81%, marking a major step ...

The HIBC solar cell represents a novel approach to solar energy conversion, integrating both n-type and p-type contacts to enhance overall performance. In their study titled “Silicon solar cells with ...

A new technical paper titled “Polycrystalline silicon PhC cavities for CMOS on-chip integration” was published by researchers at Tyndall National Institute, Munster Technological University, and ...

A research team from the University of Huddersfield used electron microscopy to analyze micro-cracks in 4,000 polycrystalline silicon solar cell samples. The results showed power losses may vary from ...

A research group from Singapore has offered to reuse silicon from end-of-life photovoltaics in high-performance thermoelectric devices that convert heat into electricity. “Our method can be applied to ...

Prof. YE Jichun's team from the Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering (NIMTE) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), along with researchers from Soochow University, have ...

When opting to use solar panels as a power source for your home or business, the choices tend to revolve around where to place them and how big they should be. But there's at least one more decision ...