As the world urgently seeks clean energy solutions, solar power stands out for its abundance and scalability compared to other renewable energy sources. In recent years, researchers have turned to ...

Cu2SnS3 (CTS) thin films have emerged as a promising class of absorber materials for thin film solar cells due to their earth‐abundant, non‐toxic constituents and favourable optical and electronic ...

A cluster of recent laboratory advances in ultra-thin solar cells suggests that lightweight, flexible photovoltaic devices may be able to move beyond niche prototypes if researchers can solve ...

Researchers at Chonnam National University in South Korea deposited a germanium oxide layer using vapor processing at the rear contact interface of thin film tin monsulfide (SnS) solar cells to ...

The US manufacturer is opening new factories and betting that a special material will make its thin-film solar cells more efficient. First Solar is expanding production of its thin-film solar cells ...

The CuBert paste was used on an M10 solar cell with a conversion efficiency of 24%. Image: Bert Thin Films. Kentucky-based Bert Thin Films has used a proprietary copper paste on a tunnel oxide ...

The order has been made by an undisclosed Swedish industrial and defense group. Image: Midsummer Swedish thin-film solar manufacturer Midsummer signed a 15MW order for a turnkey thin-film solar cells ...

South Korean researchers have fabricated a copper indium gallium selenide (CIGS) solar cell with a 90 μm-thick UTG provided by South Korea’s Unique Technology Integral. The device uses a cadmium-free ...

Why are thin films essential to so many technologies? Our new eBook breaks it down—where they matter, how they work, and what ...

Sheet resistance, measured in ohms per square (Ω/ ), is a parameter that quantifies the resistance of thin conductive layers. In solar cells, it primarily influences the performance of the front ...

New molecular architecture enables the natural formation of built-in p/n junctions essential for efficient light-to-electricity conversion Osaka Metropolitan University scientists have created a ...