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Karlsruhe Institute of Technology An innovative combination of processes enables the interconnection of cells to form modules with nearly no losses. (Photo: Amadeus Bramsiepe, KIT) From cell to module without loss of efficiency: This is one of the main challenges of perovskite photovoltaics. Researchers at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) have now managed to produce perovskite solar modules with minimum scaling loss. For this purpose, they combined laser-based series interconnections wi...

Our NanoNews Digest Sponsors Home > Press > Shedding light on perovskite films: Efficient materials for future solar cells - New model to determine photoluminescence quantum efficiency In terms of efficiency, perovskite solar cells have caught up on silicon solar cells, but some of their properties are not yet understood completely. CREDIT Markus Breig, KIT Abstract: Photovoltaics decisively contributes to sustainable energy supply. The efficiency of solar cells in directly converting light ene...

 E-Mail IMAGE: In terms of efficiency, perovskite solar cells have caught up on silicon solar cells, but some of their properties are not yet understood completely. view more  Credit: Markus Breig, KIT Photovoltaics decisively contributes to sustainable energy supply. The efficiency of solar cells in directly converting light energy into electrical energy depends on the material used. Metal-halide perovskites are considered very promising materials for solar cells of the next generati...

Efficient Materials for Future Solar Cells – New Model to Determine Photoluminescence Quantum Efficiency In terms of efficiency, perovskite solar cells have caught up on silicon solar cells, but some of their properties are not yet understood completely. (Photo: Markus Breig, KIT) Perovskite semiconductors are considered promising materials for solar cells of the next generation. Suitability of a semiconductor for photovoltaics is reflected among others by the so-called photoluminescence qu...

 E-Mail Credit: Photo: IMT/KIT Use of waste heat contributes largely to sustainable energy supply. Scientists of Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) and T?hoku University in Japan have now come much closer to their goal of converting waste heat into electrical power at small temperature differences. As reported in Joule, electrical power per footprint of thermomagnetic generators based on Heusler alloy films has been increased by a factor of 3.4. (DOI: 10.1016/j.joule.2020.10.019) Many te...