SLAC’s ultrafast 'electron camera' reveals unusual atomic motions that could be crucial for the efficiency of next-generation perovskite solar cells

Conductivity is highest-ever for thin film oxide semiconductor material

New classes of printable electrically conducting polymer materials make better electrodes for plastic electronics and advanced semiconductor devices

Berkeley Lab method could help scientists learn new ways to boost photovoltaic efficiency

The breakthrough would essentially turn jackets and other clothing into wearable, solar-powered batteries that never need to be plugged in

The first perovskite solar cells could go on the market next year, and some have been reported to capture 20 percent of the sun’s energy

"We have made a video of a very fundamental process: for the first time we are not imagining what is happening inside a solar cell, we are actually seeing it" says researcher

Berkeley Lab-led report offers a comparative analysis of roughly 30 recent utility integrated resource plans or other generation planning studies, transmission planning studies, and distribution system plans

Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Argonne National Laboratory have designed an inexpensive thermal energy storage system that will be significantly smaller and perform more than 20 times better than current thermal systems

Perovskites are optically active, semiconducting compounds that are known to display intriguing electronic, light-emitting, and chemical properties