The LEEMONS project is researching nanostructured silicon that uses low-energy electron multiplication (LEEM) to allow one high-energy photon to generate multiple electrons, reducing energy losses in ...
Researchers at Macquarie University in Sydney have developed a microwave technology they say will improve the production of solar cells, while making them easier to recycle. During the fabrication of ...
BRIARCLIFF MANOR, N.Y., June 28, 2018 /CNW/ -- Solar-Tectic LLC ("ST") announced today that a breakthrough patent application for an amorphous silicon/crystalline silicon thin film tandem solar cell ...
A microwave technology invented at Macquarie University will improve the manufacture of solar cells and make them easier to recycle. During the fabrication of solar panels, silicon goes through ...
Solar cells are good for the environment, but they have downsides. They’re expensive to make, and there are limited ways to recycle them. But researchers have developed a new manufacturing technique ...
A recent study published in Advanced Energy and Sustainability Research demonstrated the effectiveness of microwave annealing ...
Fine-tuning the thermal conductivity of amorphous silicon used in technologies such as solar cells and image sensors should become much easier thanks to the computational topology and machine-learning ...