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The Battle for Thin-Film Solar Technology Starts to Hot Up

After years of heady growth in the PV market led largely by crystalline silicon, thin-film technology has reached a critical mass and is poised to start taking significant market share from incumbent technology. Thin-fil...

2 Jul 2008

LayTec Award In Situ Monitoring Award to Thin GaP Film Technology

Out of the numerous excellent contributions that applied
for LayTec first In-situ Monitoring Award, an independent
committee recognized the contribution of Henning Döscher
on In-situ quantification of the surface domain structure
of thin GaP films grown on Si(100).

From Laytec - in-situ Monitoring Sensors for Thin-Film Applications 1 Jul 2008

Dye Sensitized Solar Cell Performance Breakthrough Makes Large Scale Flexible Solar Cells More Likely

In a paper published online June 29 in the journal Nature Materials, EPFL professor Michael Graetzel, Shaik Zakeeruddin and colleagues from the Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry at the Chinese Academy of Sciences ...

30 Jun 2008

Diamond Technologies Receive More Orders for HFCVD Diamond Reactors

Gaining momentum from recent orders and installations, sp3 Diamond Technologies, Inc. (sp3), a leading supplier of diamond film products, equipment and services, today announced two new orders for its Model 650 hot filam...

25 Jun 2008

MIT and Bosch to Collaborate on New Materials for Energy Conversion and Storage Applications

As part of the MIT Energy Initiative (MITEI), MIT and Bosch, a leading global supplier of technology and services, are forming an energy research collaboration aimed at exploring new materials and concepts for efficient ...

25 Jun 2008

Life of Konarka's Organic Solar Cells Verified by Independent Third Party

Konarka Technologies, Inc., an innovator in development and commercialization of Power Plastic®, a material that converts light to energy, today announced that the Energy Research Centre of the Netherlands (ECN) has ...

25 Jun 2008

Dow Silicone Heat Transfer Fluids Being Used to Make Photovoltaic Cells

More than 400,000 pounds of SYLTHERM ⁯ Silicone Heat Transfer Fluids from The Dow Chemical Company were delivered to Hemlock Semiconductor Corp. in Thomas Township, Mich., in January 2008. This large order will help enable the manufacture of high purity silicon wafers. These wafers will be used for computer chips and for photovoltaic cells.

19 Jun 2008

Collaboration Seeks to Produce OLEDs and Organic Solar Cells by Roll-to-Roll Processes

The Fraunhofer Institute for Photonic Microsystems (IPMS), one of the leading research institutes in the field of organic-based materials and devices, as well as the Fraunhofer Institute for Electron Beam and Plasma Tech...

16 Jun 2008

Solar Textile Offer Architects Design Flexibility as well As Energy Efficiency

Sheila Kennedy, an expert in the integration of solar cell technology in architecture who is now at MIT, creates designs for flexible photovoltaic materials that may change the way buildings receive and distribute energy.

12 Jun 2008

DuPont to Expand Production of Thick Film Metallization Pastes for Photovoltaic Applications

To meet the needs of the fast-growing photovoltaic (PV) solar energy market, DuPont will expand production of DuPont™ Solamet® thick film metallization pastes at its Electronic Materials DuPont Dongguan Ltd. (EMDD) facility in Dongguan, China.

12 Jun 2008

Editorial Highlights

The Current State of the Global Semiconductor Market

The global semiconductor market has entered an exciting period. Demand for chip technology is both driving the industry as well as hindering it, with current chip shortages predicted to last for some time. Current trends will likely shape the future of the industry, which is set to continue to show

How are Graphene Batteries Made?

The primary distinction between graphene-based batteries and solid-state batteries lies in the composition of either electrode. Although the cathode is commonly changed, carbon allotropes can also be employed in fabricating anodes.

What Role Will The IoT Play In The Electric Vehicle Industry?

In recent years, the IoT is rapidly being introduced into almost all sectors, but it has particular importance in the EV industry.

Photovoltaics News

The Battle for Thin-Film Solar Technology Starts to Hot Up

LayTec Award In Situ Monitoring Award to Thin GaP Film Technology

Dye Sensitized Solar Cell Performance Breakthrough Makes Large Scale Flexible Solar Cells More Likely

Diamond Technologies Receive More Orders for HFCVD Diamond Reactors

MIT and Bosch to Collaborate on New Materials for Energy Conversion and Storage Applications

Life of Konarka's Organic Solar Cells Verified by Independent Third Party

Dow Silicone Heat Transfer Fluids Being Used to Make Photovoltaic Cells

Collaboration Seeks to Produce OLEDs and Organic Solar Cells by Roll-to-Roll Processes

Solar Textile Offer Architects Design Flexibility as well As Energy Efficiency

DuPont to Expand Production of Thick Film Metallization Pastes for Photovoltaic Applications

How do CT Instruments Help with Battery Analysis?

How Thermal Analysis Enhances Renewable Energy Systems

Advancing Battery Science: PerkinElmer’s Role in Improving Chemistries and Recycling Efficiency

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Nano-Observer II: AFM for Nanoscale Imaging

Discover Advanced Solutions for Thickness and Flaw Inspection with the OmniScan™ X4 Flaw Detector

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Revealing the Strength of Functionally Gradient Alloys Through Multiscale Characterization

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The Current State of the Global Semiconductor Market

How are Graphene Batteries Made?

What Role Will The IoT Play In The Electric Vehicle Industry?

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How do CT Instruments Help with Battery Analysis?

How Thermal Analysis Enhances Renewable Energy Systems

Advancing Battery Science: PerkinElmer’s Role in Improving Chemistries and Recycling Efficiency

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2Accelerating Ion Transport with New Material

3Researchers Reveal Rare-Earth-Free Polymer

4New Catalyst Revolutionizes Hydrogen Peroxide Production

5A New Advance in Lithium-Ion Battery Technology

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