6+ hour, 27+ min ago   (282+ words) Conceived for stationary energy storage, the proposed sodium-ion battery configuration relies on an P2-type cathode material and an hard carbon anode material that reportedly ensure full-cell performance. Electrochemical testing revealed initial capacities of 200 mAh/g for the cathode and 360 mAh…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (623+ words) Image: pv magazine Australia Researchers from the Tokyo University of Science (TUS) have found sodium-ion batteries (SIB) using hard carbon (HC) anodes can charge faster than lithium-ion batteries (LIB), challenging long-held assumptions in battery research. The team sought to address…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (326+ words) This technology is expected to lead to safer and more efficient batteries, quickening the transition to clean energy and paving the way for a more sustainable future. Dr. Park reveals the motivation behind their research. "Our motivation lies in addressing…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago   (187+ words) The researchers found that ST-OPVs based on the ternary materials with the highest FoMLUE'values demonstrated enhanced thermal insulation and operational stability compared with their counterparts, and achieved record light utilisation efficiency of 6.05% " the highest figure of merit reported for any…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago   (392+ words) A team of researchers led by the University of Sydney has fabricated a triple-junction perovskite-perovskite-silicon tandem solar cell that achieved a power conversion efficiency of up to 27.06% and set new standards for thermal stability. Researchers at the University of Sydney…...

4+ mon, 1+ week ago   (161+ words) Li-Kao emphasised that Soley is not intended to replace widely used tools such as solar cell capacitance simulator (SCAPS), but to complement them. This approach offers several advantages compared with drift-diffusion models, including the ability to work with fewer input…...

4+ mon, 1+ week ago   (396+ words) Engineers at Monash University in Melbourne have developed a new catalyst they say could bring zinc-air batteries "closer to real-world, grid-scale and transport uses." Monash University researchers Dr Paramana Banerjee and Saeed Askari. Zinc-air batteries have long been heralded as…...

4+ mon, 1+ week ago   (303+ words) A new collaborative study between six universities, including three in Australia have published breakthrough findings demonstrating how the ionic compound caesium bromide (CsBr) can dramatically improve the efficiency of crystalline silicon (c-Si) solar cells. Researchers from the University of Melbourne…...

4+ mon, 2+ week ago   (457+ words) Researchers at Victoria's Monash University have developed a new carbon-based material they claim allows supercapacitors to store as much energy as traditional lead-acid batteries, while delivering power much faster than conventional batteries can manage. Researchers at Monash University have applied…...

4+ mon, 3+ week ago   (291+ words) Western Australian graphene supplier First Graphene has reported the addition of its functionalised graphene product to perovskite solar cells has increased efficiency almost two-fold and reduced production costs by up to 80%. First Graphene said the integration of graphene into perovskite…...