Scientists continue to advance solar energy technology, potentially ushering us into a new era of clean, renewable energy.
At the Ningbo School of Materials Technology and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, a group of researchers has developed a record-breaking binary organic solar cell with a conversion efficiency of up to 19.7%. TechXplore reported the findings.
Binary organic solar cells are a type of photovoltaic (solar) technology that uses conductive organic polymers or small organic molecules to absorb light.
These types of solar cells are so thin, flexible, and durable that many industry experts believe this is the future of solar energy. While solar cells can be attached to cars, windows, phones, etc., traditional solar cells are large and bulky, requiring them to be installed on rooftops or in large solar arrays.
The disadvantages of binary organic solar cells are that they are less efficient, absorb less light, and have a shorter lifespan than traditional solar panels.
Here, researchers from the Chinese Academy of Sciences made a groundbreaking discovery. The cells developed by these scientists are reportedly “highly efficient and stable” and can absorb more light than conventional organic solar cells.
“Compared to conventional products [ones]New organic solar cells exhibit “higher transmittance, deeper work function, and lower surface energy, resulting in enhanced hole extraction, increased hole mobility, reduced interfacial resistance, and improved carrier recombination.” ” TechXplore writes.
Recent research by researchers at Cambridge's Cavendish Institute and Amsterdam-based AMOLF aims to not only improve the underlying technology but also to make solar panels more compatible with different types of environments. found that the use of solar energy could be significantly improved around the world. By bending, folding, and becoming partially transparent.
The Chinese Academy of Sciences is creating highly efficient and flexible solar cells, both improving the technology and making the cells easier to install.
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