Read article: Seeing through a glass, darkly
Solar windows could make buildings "greener", but past attempts to commercialize the technology have run into obstacles. Will the latest efforts succeed?
Read article: Polymer nanofibre could help improve solar cells
New material transports excitons over length scales comparable to the optical absorption depth
Read article: Substrate exfoliation carves an opening for kesterite photovoltaics
Sulphur incorporation followed by a neat exfoliation process enhances the voltage of kesterite solar cells and gives them the potential to power the Internet of Things
Read article: Nanoflowers harness sunlight
Novel nanostructures produced using a simple synthesis route obtain unprecedented rates of hydrogen evolution through environmentally friendly photocatalysis
Read article: ‘Solar glasses’ provide power as well as shade
Device exploits lightweight, semi-transparent organic solar cells
Read article: Kirigami solar cells follow the Sun
Simple new design cheaply increases solar-cell efficiency
Read article: Making better solar cells with polychiral carbon nanotubes
New device absorbs across a wider portion of the solar spectrum
Read article: New theory describes ultrathin solar cells
Calculations reveal trade-off between absorption and emission
Read article: Quirky solar cell sets new efficiency record
Increased light emission boosts cell performance
Read article: ‘Self-repairing’ photovoltaics not damaged by the Sun
Plant mimicking device could be 40% efficient at converting incoming sunlight
