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UrduStacking solar cells increases their efficiency. Working with partners in the EU-funded PERCISTAND project, researchers at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) have produced perovskite/CIS tandem solar cells with an efficiency of nearly 25 percent – the highest value achieved thus far with this technology. Moreover, this combination of materials is light and versatile, making it possible to envision the use of these tandem solar cells in vehicles, portable equipment, and devices that can be folded or rolled up. The researchers present their results in the journal ACS Energy Letters (DOI: 10.1021/acsenergylett.2c00707)
Tag: engineeering
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Argonaut project launches design effort for super-cold robotics
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Grant accelerates McMaster University, SQI Diagnostics effort to move infection testing innovation from lab to market
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Bendable, twistable, stretchable sensors take $50K NFL prize
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