A team co-led team by the University of Surrey has successfully increased the levels of energy absorbed by wafer-thin photovoltaic panels by 25%. Their solar panels, just one micrometre thick (1um), convert light into electricity more efficiently than others as thin and pave the way to make it easier to general more clean, green […]
Flow batteries are promising for energy storage due to their high safety, high reliability, long cycle life, and high efficiency. The development of commercial-scale flow batteries for long-duration energy storage requires to reduce the cost of flow batteries, especially the cost of ion-exchange membranes. Recently, a research group led by […]
Metal halide perovskites are characterized by low-cost, high photoluminescence quantum yield, and high color purity. In recent years, perovskite light-emitting diodes are developing fast, with promising applications in lighting and display fields. However, the ubiquitous thermal-induced fluorescence quenching in perovskite emitters lacks systematic research, and methods to suppress thermal quenching need to be further […]
Geothermal energy has long been the forgotten member of the clean energy family, overshadowed by relatively cheap solar and wind power, despite its proven potential. But that may soon change – for an unexpected reason. Geothermal technologies are on the verge of unlocking vast quantities of lithium from naturally occurring hot brines […]
Lithium-ion batteries, fuel cells and many other devices depend on the high mobility of ions in order to work properly. But there a large number of obstacles to such mobility. A research team led by Jennifer L. M. Rupp of the Technical University of Munich (TUM) and Harry L. Tuller of the Massachusetts Institute […]
Materials scientists at the UCLA Samueli School of Engineering and colleagues from five other universities around the world have discovered the major reason why perovskite solar cells – which show great promise for improved energy-conversion efficiency – degrade in sunlight, causing their performance to suffer over time. The team successfully demonstrated a simple manufacturing […]
