{"id":16190,"date":"2021-11-29T13:36:07","date_gmt":"2021-11-29T13:36:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.innovationnewsnetwork.com\/?p=16190"},"modified":"2021-11-29T13:36:07","modified_gmt":"2021-11-29T13:36:07","slug":"breakthrough-made-in-enhancing-energy-efficiency-of-organic-solar-cells","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.innovationnewsnetwork.com\/breakthrough-made-in-enhancing-energy-efficiency-of-organic-solar-cells\/16190\/","title":{"rendered":"Breakthrough made in enhancing energy-efficiency of organic solar cells"},"content":{"rendered":"
A collaborative project between experts from Link\u00f6ping University<\/a> in Sweden and Soochow University<\/a> in China has ascertained that a small guest molecule makes it possible to employ eco-friendly solvents to produce energy-efficient organic solar cells. The novel method achieved a record energy efficiency of over 17% and can be utilised to manufacture solar cells with more extensive areas.<\/p>\n Feng Gao, professor in the Department of Physics, Chemistry and Biology (IFM) at Link\u00f6ping University, said: \u201cThis is a major step towards large-scale industrial manufacture of efficient and stable organic solar cells.\u201d<\/p>\n The findings of the project are published in Nature Energy<\/em>.<\/p>\n In recent years, there have been significant developments in organic solar cells, with the maximum energy efficiency achieved in laboratory settings currently over 18%. The energy efficiency measures how much of sunlight\u2019s energy is converted to valuable energy in the solar cells, with the efficiency limit considered to be around 24% for organic solar cells<\/p>\nLimitations in organic solar cells<\/h3>\n