Stanford researchers made transparent solar cells using tungsten and selenium in a low-cost and easy to scale approach.
Researchers at Stanford University, in collaboration with the Belgian research center Imec, have developed a new manufacturing approach that enables the scalable production of semi-transparent and low-cost solar cells using tungsten instead of silicon.
An increasing demand for cleaner and greener energy has increased wind and solar installations worldwide. While wind turbines are getting bigger by the day and are moving offshore, solar panels offer the flexibility of installations even in crowded spaces like cities. has previously reported how solar panels are adorning balconies in Europe and offering users the choice to reduce their dependence on fossil fuels while still being connected to the grid.
This technique boosted the charge carrier lifetime of the material to 144 ns, which is 14 times better than any TMD film produced earlier, the researchers added. Their collaboration resulted in a sputtered multilayer WSe2 film no thicker than 30 nm placed on a 150 mm wafer. The researchers used two selenization approaches: solid source selenium or hydrogen selenide precursor.
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