In just the last four years, tuning non-fullerene acceptors chemistry has boosted organic photovoltaic technology from initially converting only one percent of sunlight into electricity to 18 percent conversion in recent experiments

Even the best perovskite solar cells lose some electricity as heat at microscopic locations scattered across the cell, which dampens the efficiency

Researchers develop new design rule for generating excitons will help advance next-generation devices

Engineers discover lead-free perovskite semiconductor for solar cells using data analytics, supercomputers

Scientists chemically treated the surface of wire-looking nanostructures made of zinc oxide to apply a uniform coating of titanium dioxide; these semiconducting nanowires could be used as high-activity catalysts for solar fuel production

Material developed at MIT can passively capture solar heat for home heating or industrial applications

The major obstacle for commercialization is the stability of perovskite devices