The two leading companies attempting to take perovskites out of the lab and into the market announced new funding. Oxford Photovoltaics (see the April 30, 2014 LRSJ) raised $6.6 million from its Series B, while Dyesol (see the February 4, 2013 LRSJ) secured $353,000 of funding from the Australian...
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Company Profile | March 30, 2022
Oxford Photovoltaics (Oxford PV) develops a tandem solar cell consisting of a top perovskite layer and a bottom silicon layer; this structure is connected in a two‑terminal configuration and held the record efficiency for a perovskite‑silicon tandem at 29.52% efficiency In parallel, the company... Not part of subscription
News Commentary | May 05, 2022
The École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) hit a conversion efficiency of 29.2% by depositing a perovskite material on top of a "fully textured" silicon surface, which was certified by the Fraunhofer Institute. In addition to the textured surface implemented to reduce light reflection, the ... Not part of subscription
News Commentary | May 12, 2022
The École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) developed a solvothermal method to deposit uniform "single‑crystalline" TiO2 particles on top of a perovskite absorber layer. According to the researchers, the TiO2 particles showed lower "lattice" mismatches, resulting in a lower number of defects... Not part of subscription