Novel solar cells promise new opportunities - CityU Scholars

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Pioneering research led by scientists at City University of Hong Kong (CityU) has led to the development of the most efficient all-inorganic inverted perovskite solar cells (PVSCs) to date. This novel approach will contribute to addressing the global energy issue in a cost-effective manner.

The all-inorganic inverted PVSCs developed in the year-long research project have achieved a recorded efficiency of 16.1% and a certified efficiency of 15.6%. This level of efficiency has great potential to enhance the stability and practical value of PVSCs.

The findings were published in Nature Communications under the title “Highly efficient all-inorganic perovskite solar cells with suppressed non-radiative recombination by a Lewis base”.

Period	23 Mar 2020 → 24 Mar 2020

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Title	城大研發高效太陽能電池
Description	香港城市大學研發出全無機倒置鈣鈦礦太陽能電池，宣稱為迄今效能最高的同類裝置，可低成本生產。研究結果已刊載於國際著名科學期刊《自然通訊》，題為「路易斯鹼抑制非輻射複合高效率全無機鈣鈦礦太陽能電池」。
Persons	Alex JEN Department of Materials Science and Engineering Office of the Provost Department of Chemistry Zonglong ZHU Department of Chemistry Jing WANG Department of Chemistry
Media name/outlet	信報財經
Place	Hong Kong
Media type	Web
Date	24/03/20
Link	https://www1.hkej.com/dailynews/finnews/article/2412084

Title	HK’s CityU develops new super-efficient solar cells
Description	Pioneering research led by scientists at City University of Hong Kong (CityU) has led to the development of the most efficient all-inorganic inverted perovskite solar cells (PVSCs) to date. This novel approach will contribute to cost-effectively addressing the global energy issue.
Persons	Alex JEN Department of Materials Science and Engineering Office of the Provost Department of Chemistry Zonglong ZHU Department of Chemistry Jing WANG Department of Chemistry Jie ZHANG Department of Chemistry
Media name/outlet	OPEN GOV
Place	Singapore
Media type	Web
Producer/Author	Alita Sharon
Date	24/03/20
Link	https://www.opengovasia.com/hks-cityu-develops-new-super-efficient-solar-cells/

Title	城大研發高效新太陽能電池
Description	太陽能電池效能不斷提升，城市大學研究團隊開發迄今效能最高的全無機倒置鈣鈦礦太陽能電池，最高效率紀錄達百分之十六點一，未來可能代替現有玻璃用於智能窗戶，極具市場競爭力，有關研究成果已於國際著名科學期刊《自然通訊》發表。
Persons	Alex JEN Department of Materials Science and Engineering Office of the Provost Department of Chemistry Zonglong ZHU Department of Chemistry Jing WANG Department of Chemistry
Media name/outlet	星島日報
Place	Hong Kong
Media type	Web
Date	23/03/20

Title	城大成功研發高效太陽能電池
Description	由香港城市大學科學家領導的一項開創性研究，研發出迄今效能最高的全無機倒置鈣鈦礦太陽能電池。這項新發明有助以具成本效益的方法，應對全球能源問題。鈣鈦礦太陽能電池以金屬鹵化物鈣鈦礦材料製成，具有高效能、低生產成本的優點，在再生能源科技領域方面極具發展潛力。
Persons	Alex JEN Department of Materials Science and Engineering Office of the Provost Department of Chemistry Zonglong ZHU Department of Chemistry Jing WANG Department of Chemistry
Media name/outlet	香港商報
Place	Hong Kong
Media type	Web
Producer/Author	朱劍明
Date	23/03/20
Link	www.hkcd.com/content/2020-03/23/content_1184722.html

Title	Novel solar cells promise new opportunities
Description	The development of the most efficient all-inorganic inverted perovskite solar cells (PVSCs) led by scientists at City University of Hong Kong are a type of solar cells produced by metal halide perovskite materials, which are an attractive option for the renewable energy technologies due to their high efficiency and low manufacturing cost. “Our research has shown that the all-inorganic inverted PVSCs can achieve a 16.1% efficiency, but we can see there’s potential to go higher,” said Professor Alex Jen Kwan-yue, Provost of CityU and Chair Professor of Chemistry and Materials Science.
Persons	Alex JEN Department of Materials Science and Engineering Office of the Provost Department of Chemistry Zonglong ZHU Department of Chemistry Jing WANG Department of Chemistry Jie ZHANG Department of Chemistry
Media name/outlet	CityU NewsCentre
Place	Hong Kong
Media type	Web
Date	23/03/20
Link	https://www.cityu.edu.hk/media/news/2020/03/23/novel-solar-cells-promise-new-opportunities-0