5+ hour, 24+ min ago  (359+ words) Researchers at the University of New South Wales have developed an AI-driven system aimed at accelerating the identification of two-dimensional semiconductor materials that can be used in solar cells. A research team at the University of New South Wales (UNSW)…...

2+ mon, 1+ day ago  (283+ words) RMIT University researchers have opened the door of possibility for self-powered sensors on roads and other electronic devices by generating piezoelectricity using a flexible nylon-film device. Researchers from RMIT University have demonstrated a device made from flexible nylon-film material, which…...

2+ mon, 2+ week 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 m Ah/g for the cathode and…...

4+ mon, 2+ day 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…...

5+ mon, 1+ 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…...

5+ mon, 4+ week ago  (187+ words) The researchers found that ST-OPVs based on the ternary materials with the highest Fo MLUE'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…...

6+ mon, 1+ 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…...

6+ mon, 3+ 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…...

6+ mon, 3+ 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…...

7+ mon, 2+ day 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 (Cs Br) can dramatically improve the efficiency of crystalline silicon (c-Si) solar cells. Researchers from the University of…...