Physics
Flexible solar cell research
Flexible solar cell research is a research-level technology, an example of which was created at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology…
Copper indium gallium selenide solar cells
A copper indium gallium selenide solar cell (or CIGS cell, sometimes CI(G)S or CIS cell) is a thin-film solar cell…
Cadmium telluride photovoltaics
Cadmium telluride (CdTe) photovoltaics describes a photovoltaic (PV) technology that is based on the use of cadmium telluride, a thin…
Dye-sensitized solar cell
A dye-sensitized solar cell (DSSC, DSC, DYSC or Grätzel cell) is a low-cost solar cell belonging to the group of…
Carbon nanotubes in photovoltaics
Organic photovoltaic devices (OPVs) are fabricated from thin films of organic semiconductors, such as polymers and small-molecule compounds, and are…
Plasmonic solar cell
A plasmonic-enhanced solar cell is a type of solar cell (including thin-film, crystalline silicon, amorphous silicon, and other types of…
Hybrid solar cell
Hybrid solar cells combine advantages of both organic and inorganic semiconductors. Hybrid photovoltaics have organic materials that consist of conjugated…
Quantum dot solar cell
A quantum dot solar cell (QDSC ) is a solar cell design that uses quantum dots as the absorbing photovoltaic…
Organic solar cell
An organic solar cell or plastic solar cell is a type of photovoltaic that uses organic electronics, a branch of…
Amorphous silicon
Amorphous silicon (a-Si) is the non-crystalline form of silicon used for solar cells and thin-film transistors in LCDs. Used as…