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| A solar cell is a device that converts solar energy into electricity by photovoltaic effect. The term is sometimes reserved for devices intended specifically to capture energy from sunlight. |
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| 2011-12-26 | New technique simplifies GaAs etching A research team developed a method to chemically etch patterned arrays in GaAs used in solar cells, lasers, LEDs, FETs, capacitors and sensors. |
| 2011-12-23 | New material sought for PV apps Imec and Flamac have combined capabilities to develop materials for solar cells as alternative to copper indium gallium and selenium. |
| 2011-12-19 | Organic solar cell achieves 8.3% efficiency record Organic solar cell achieves 8.3% efficiency record |
| 2011-12-08 | Silicon solar cells show 23.3% efficiency Silicon solar cells show 23.3% efficiency |
| 2011-12-01 | Cu electroplating cuts solar cell fabrication cost Cu electroplating cuts solar cell fabrication cost |
| 2011-11-29 | Partnership targets space-based solar tech Partnership targets space-based solar tech |
| 2011-11-29 | Panasonic builds Malaysia solar base Panasonic builds Malaysia solar base |
| 2011-11-04 | Joint effort pushes for low-cost tandem organic PV cells Joint effort pushes for low-cost tandem organic PV cells |
| 2011-09-07 | Solar cell technology achieves new levels of efficiency Solar cell technology achieves new levels of efficiency |
| 2011-07-01 | China Sunergy expands solar cell production China Sunergy expands solar cell production |
| 2011-06-30 | Taiwan to get 16% share of 2011 PV cells market Taiwan to get 16% share of 2011 PV cells market |
| 2011-05-23 | China gets 60% of 2010 global solar market China gets 60% of 2010 global solar market |
| 2011-04-29 | Silicon solar cell breaks record with 19% efficiency Silicon solar cell breaks record with 19% efficiency |
| 2011-04-29 | Virus harnessing boosts solar cell efficiency Virus harnessing boosts solar cell efficiency |
| 2011-04-26 | Researchers doubt OPV's market potential Citing OPV's inability to beat crystalline silicon on cost per watt, researchers predict developers will focus on niche applications where OPV provides other capabilities like transparency and flexibility. |
| 2011-04-19 | Solar cell maker claims new efficiency record Solar cell maker claims new efficiency record |
| 2011-04-04 | Sharp's Green Front Sakai to produce crystalline solar cells Sharp's Green Front Sakai to produce crystalline solar cells |
| 2011-03-14 | Fast-pulsing laser to improve solar cell efficiency Fast-pulsing laser to improve solar cell efficiency |
| 2011-02-23 | Umeox displays solar-powered Android phone Umeox displays solar-powered Android phone |
| 2011-02-04 | Molybdenite touted to be better than silicon Molybdenite is an inherently two-dimensional material, permitting fabrication of thin films as thin as 6.5?. It has real potential in the production of very small transistors, LEDs and solar cells. |
| 2011-01-21 | Oxford PV creates printable, low-cost solar cell Oxford PV creates printable, low-cost solar cell |
| 2010-12-17 | Solar cell fab construction kicks off in Malaysia Solar cell fab construction kicks off in Malaysia |
| 2010-12-16 | Solvent-free PV coating system allows contactless application Plasmadust technology from Reinhausen Plasma allows solvent-free, dry and non-contacting deposition of busbars for back-contacting directly onto the aluminium layer of photovoltaics. |
| 2010-10-12 | Suntech opens first US solar panel plant Suntech opens first US solar panel plant |
| 2010-10-11 | SunPower complies with CDP SunPower submitted its first response to the Carbon Disclosure Project reporting greenhouse gas emissions totalling 328 metric tons of CO2 greenhouse gas emissions. |
| 2010-09-22 | Black silicon makes better, cheaper solar cells Black silicon makes better, cheaper solar cells |
| 2010-09-09 | Silicon solar cells show 19.4% conversion Silicon solar cells show 19.4% conversion |
| 2010-09-07 | Solar cells get organic Solar cells get organic |
| 2010-08-31 | Harvesting electricity from the air now a power option Brazil scientist Fernando Galembeck, Ph.D. presented his team’s work on ‘hygroelectricity’ or ‘humidity electricity’ at the 240th National Meeting of the American Chemical society. The findings set the groundwork for the development of devices that can capture electricity from the air much like solar cells capturing sunlight. |
| 2010-08-13 | Teijin buys NanoGram Japan's Teijin Ltd has announced its acquisition of NanoGram Corp. which will function as it's the former's US base for the R&D and production of silicon inks with semiconductor properties. |
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