Scientists have found an organic compound that can harvest the 'hot electrons' produced when high-energy photons hit a perovskite semiconductor.
27 November 2019
Applying a thin layer of iron, vanadium, tungsten and aluminum to a silicon crystal produces a highly efficient thermoelectric material.
25 November 2019
Food waste can be repurposed to supply drinking water and power while reducing the release of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere
20 November 2019Nano Energy
Perovskite materials for use in next generation solar cells and flexible LEDs can be more efficient when their chemical compositions are less ordered.
19 November 2019
Researchers have found that a class of polymers known as AquaPIMs can produce an ideal membrane for use in a flow battery.
18 November 2019
By replacing some of the lead in perovskites with indium, scientists have quashed the defects in perovskite solar cells and enhanced their stability.
15 November 2019
Exposing the cathode in a lithium-ion battery to a beam of concentrated light can lower the charging time by a remarkable factor of two or more.
13 November 2019
By wetting porous polymer coatings with alcohol, researchers have come up with an inexpensive and scalable way to control light and heat in buildings.
6 November 2019
A new technique for probing the crystalline microstructure of battery cathodes can reveal the short-term order of the ions in these materials.
5 November 2019
Scientists have used a novel technique called lensless microscopy to uncover previously unknown abilities in nickel and barium hexaferrite.
4 November 2019