10-29-2016, 02:29 AM
Researchers at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (Golden, CO) have used nanocrystals to boost the efficiency of solar cells using perovskite materials, removing the need for organic compounds. The team at NREL used nanocrystals of cesium lead iodide (CsPbI3) in perovskite cells to reach an efficiency of 10.77%. While this is less then the current record of 22%, the design removes organic dyes and so boosts the lifetime of the cells.
Quantum dot perovskite solar cells offer 'exceptional' properties | Smart2.0
Researchers at Stanford (Stanford, CA) and Oxford Universities (Oxford, UK) have combined two perovskite materials to produce a stable solar cell with efficiency over 20% that can be printed on a plastic substrate.
New perovskite solar cell design could rival, even outperform silicon | Smart2.0