Mehrdad Moslehi, the founder and CTO of Solexel (see the June 14, 2012 LRSCJ), shared with Lux Research the news of a world-record 20.62% efficient epitaxial silicon solar cell based on 156 mm x 156 mm cell area. The cell area is equivalent to a traditional crystalline silicon wafer. Solexel's techn...
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News Commentary | November 22, 2021
The demonstration of a perovskite‑silicon cell with a conversion efficiency of 25.2% puts it within reach of the current record for silicon at 26.6%. Kaneka holds that record for a heterojunction cell, which has layers of amorphous silicon that surround the crystalline silicon wafer — a type of ... Not part of subscription
Technology | March 16, 2022
Novel cell architectures with amorphous or crystalline silicon technologies to improve spectral response of the cell, such as heterojunction or tandem solar cells. Not part of subscription
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