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PVDF: Cracking in Solar Backsheets Not Correlated with Climatic Conditions: Report
The study analyzed data from 3 GW of solar installations, nine million panels, and 551 installations DuPont has released its ‘Global Photovoltaic Reliability Report’ with findings from studies conducted on solar modules across the globe to track material degradation and how it affects module performance. The 2020 field report tested around 3 GW worth of […]
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Fluoride treatment protects solar cells
Fluoride treatments aren’t just for protecting your teeth. According to a new study, an ingredient found in toothpaste can also help prevent solar-cell decay (Nat. Energy 2019, DOI: 10.1038/s41560-019-0382-6). The finding may lead to simple chemical procedures for extending the lifetime of low-cost photovoltaic (PV) devices based on a promising class of materials called perovskites. […]
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Fluoride ions add layer of defence to perovskite solar cells
A protective layer of fluoride ions could increase the efficiency and stability of perovskite solar cells, which are a promising alternative to their silicon peers. The atomic structure of fluoride (NaF) containing metal halide perovskite (FAPbI3). Due to its high electronegativity, fluoride stabilises the perovskite lattice by forming strong hydrogen bonds and ionic bonds on […]
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Solar energy: Mixed anion compounds with ‘fluorine’ works as new photocatalytic material
Summary: Scientists have shown that an oxyfluoride is capable of visible light-driven photocatalysis. The finding opens new doors for designing materials for artificial photosynthesis and solar energy research. Full Story: Scientists in Japan have shown that an oxyfluoride is capable of visible light-driven photocatalysis[1]. The finding opens new doors for designing materials for artificial photosynthesis […]
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Polymer solar cell hopes to claim new record?
By carefully tailoring the electronic properties and side-chain structure of a polymer, researchers have made one of the best performing organic solar cells yet. In tests in the lab, the polymer solar cell converts 14.2% of the energy in sunlight into an electrical current. If certified by one of the gold standard agencies for accrediting […]
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Subsidies For Solar Power Energy Generation Drive The Optical Coatings Market
Increasing Investments In Solar Power Energy In India And China Will Enhance The Demand For The Optical Coating In The Coming Years. According to MarketIntel Reports’ titled: Optical Coatings Market – By Type (Anti-Reflection, High Reflective, Beam Splitter & Filter Coatings); Material (Aluminum, Magnesium Fluoride, Calcium Fluoride); Technology (Electron Vapor Evaporation, Low Pressure Chemical Vapor […]
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Halogens can increase solar cell performance by 25 per cent
New research from the University of British Columbia and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill shows that using halogens—a class of elements that include fluoride, bromine, chlorine and iodine—in a dye-sensitized solar cell can increase conversion efficiency by 25 per cent. The discovery could set the stage for improved solar cell designs. “Dye-sensitized […]
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TWINSCAN systems are equipped with i-line, krypton fluoride, and argon fluoride
ASML Holding N.V. develops, produces, markets, sells, and services advanced semiconductor equipment systems with a focus on lithography related systems primarily in the Netherlands, the United States, and Asia. The company has market cap of $73.38 billion. The firm offers TWINSCAN systems, which are equipped with i-line, krypton fluoride, and argon fluoride light sources for […]
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Fluorine doped tin dioxide: Innovative Way to Improve Conductivity of Glass Coating
An invention with the potential to enhance the conductivity of a kind of glass coating used on objects such as solar cells, touch screens and energy-efficient windows has been made by scientists from the University of Liverpool. Compensating acceptor fluorine interstitials (light green) dramatically reduce electronic performance of tin dioxide transparent conducting glass coatings doped […]
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Scientists Develop Solar Cells Out Of Fluorine
SEOUL — A group of South Korean scientists have developed highly stable and cheap solar cells made out of fluorine, a state-run institute said Tuesday. The team led by Kim Jin-young from the Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST) developed the edged selectively fluorinefunctionalized graphene nanoplatelets with structure of perovskite solarcells that can achieve a stability of 82 percent. A perovskite solar cell is a type of cell which includes a perovskite structured compound, considered a next-generation technology […]
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