Swiss scientists achieve 22.2% efficiency for flexible CIGS solar cell
Scientists result have confirmed a 22.2% efficiency rating for a flexible CIGS solar cell with Germany''s Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems. The cell is suitable for
New record for flexible thin-film solar cells
Flexible solar cell with unprecedented efficiency: The Empa Laboratory for Thin Films and Photovoltaics, headed by Ayodhya N. Tiwari, has broken its own record. The researchers
Thin-film solar cell
Thin-film solar cells, a second generation of photovoltaic (PV) solar cells: Top: thin-film silicon laminates being installed onto a roof. Middle: CIGS solar cell on a flexible plastic backing and
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Flexible solar cells with record efficiency of 22.2%
Solar cells of this type are especially suited for applications on buildings, vehicles, satellites, airships, and mobile devices. Empa researchers have – once again – improved the
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Scientists have achieved a major breakthrough in solar technology by creating the world''s first flexible crystalline, silicon-perovskite solar panels.
Flexible solar cells with record efficiency of 22.2%.
Empa scientists have, once again, enhanced the efficiency of CIGS flexible solar cells. Separately certified measurements disclosed a power conversion performance of 22.2%
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