The circuit described here is a 12-V dc to 5-V dc (±5%) switched-mode power supply (SMPS). The supply uses a 12-V input from an array of four 3-V dc, 40-mA solar cells connected in series.

Scientists make atoms-thick 'Post-It notes' for solar cells and circuits Date: September 20, 2017 Source: University of Chicago Summary: A new study describes an innovative method to make stacks ...

Further details of the setup and the results are provided in the study “ Outdoor implied open-circuit voltage imaging of perovskite solar cells using sunlight excitation,” published in Joule.

Zhao et al. report monocrystalline CdTe solar cells with open-circuit voltages up to 1.1 V and conversion efficiencies up to 17%.

Using colloidal lead sulfide nanocrystal quantum dot substances, researchers have achieved the highest recorded open-circuit voltages for quantum dot solar cells to date.

A research team at Kafrelsheikh University in Egypt has proposed a kesterite solar cell with an optimized copper oxide (CuO) hole transport layer. Its simulated device had a maximum efficiency of ...

The technique offers scientists and engineers a simple, cost-effective method to make thin, uniform layers of these materials, which could expand capabilities for devices from solar cells to cell ...