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Why perovskite solar cells tend to segregate under influence of light
Solar cells made of perovskite are cheap, easy to produce, and almost as efficient as silicon, the material traditionally used in solar cells. However, perovskite cells have a love-hate-relationship with the Sun. The light that they need to generate electricity also happens to impair the quality of the cells, thus severely limiting their efficiency and stability over time. Researchers at Eindhoven University of Technology have now developed a theory that explains why compound perovskite cells are unstable in sunlight. The study was published in Nature Communications.
Perovskite is an attractive alternative to silicon for solar cells because it’s abundant and easy to produce. What’s more, over the past decade, the performance of perovskite solar cells has improved dramatically, with efficiency rates reaching more than 25 percent, close to the state-of-art for silicon solar cells.
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New insight on tissue growth in synthetic vessels used for kidney dialysis
Chronic kidney disease affects the lives of millions of people. It’s a condition marked by the loss of several key kidney functions such as removing toxins from the blood. To compensate for this loss, a patient can undergo regular dialysis to clean their blood, which, in some cases, requires the implantation of a synthetic tube to connect to the dialysis machine. However, this tube can be blocked or obstructed by irregular cell growth, which in turn can negatively affect dialysis. Researchers at Eindhoven University of Technology in collaboration with Maastricht University have precisely studied how new tissue grows near these tubes. The paper is published in Nature Communications Biology.