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Researchers added cesium to perovskite solar cells, increasing thermal and photostability while maintaining high efficiency. The modified cells showed a boost in efficiency when layered on top of silicon photovoltaics, potentially achieving over 25% efficiency.
Coverage from 2 institutions
- Stable perovskite cell boosts solar power efficiency American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) · Jan 7, 2016 · first to report
- Optimum band gap for hybrid silicon/perovskite tandem solar cell Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie · Jan 8, 2016