Thin-film photovoltaics, particularly those based on perovskite materials, are revolutionizing solar energy research through rapid efficiency gains, innovative device architectures, and advanced ...

Thin-film solar modules are transforming energy landscapes, offering flexible, efficient solutions for building-integrated and portable applications.

Atom-thin iodine film makes its debut Iodinene is the first halogen analog of graphene and is expected to be unusually metallic ...

In this work, a silicon-based all-solid-state thin-film microbattery cell is developed at low temperatures for on-chip integration applications.

Thin film measurements, together with other metrology capabilities, form a cornerstone of quality control and yield optimization. In-line metrology tools mostly use optical means — ellipsometry, ...

Institute of Railway and Urban Rail Transit, Tongji University, Shanghai, China This study describes a method for preparing thermocouple sensor based on NiCr/NiSi thin films. Using magnetron ...

First Solar delivered 14.1 GW of thin-film solar modules in 2024, driving $4.2 billion in revenue. The US cadmium telluride panel maker now faces global policy uncertainty.

High-temperature thin-film strain gauges (HTFSGs) hold significant potential for monitoring extreme environments in fields such as aerospace, nuclear energy, and automotive engineering. With advances ...

China has announced new export restrictions on materials essential for the thin-film solar industry, including critical minerals such as tungsten, tellurium, and indium.

Thin-film solar cell can be cost-effective because of minimal material usage, flexibility, and potential high efficiency. The traditional thin-film solar technologies include amorphous silicon (a-Si), ...