New Method Helps Explain How Solar Cells Can Repair Themselves Using Sunlight

New method helps explain how solar cells can repair themselves using sunlight

Engineers at UNSW Sydney have developed a way to monitor solar cells at a microscopic level while they are operating to discover exactly how damage caused by ultraviolet light can be naturally repaired. The new monitoring method allows experts to directly observe chemical changes inside high-efficiency silicon solar cells as they degrade under UV exposure, which in turn is expected to help develop processes that can help the cells recover using …

Solar cells can self-heal after sunburn, and knowing this could slash the cost of making them

The cosmetics industry will tell you that sun damage is the worst thing to happen to your skin, and until now the photovoltaic industry held similar views about solar cells.

Researchers identify how UV light damages solar cells, potential manufacturing applications

UNSW Sydney researchers have developed a new method to monitor how solar cells are damaged by ultraviolet (UV) light and how they can naturally recover, offering potential improvements for solar panel manufacturing.

Australia’s UNSW reveals atomic-scale self-repair mechanism in silicon solar cells

Researchers from the University of New South Wales (UNSW), Australia, have directly observed how silicon solar cells can self-repair UV damage under sunlight.

Research shows solar cells can self-repair using sunlight

Researchers from the University of New South Wales (UNSW) have devised a process that identifies exactly how solar cells are damaged by UV rays—and what happens when they naturally recover thanks to the sun. Engineers have developed a way to monitor solar cells at a microscopic level while they are operating to discover exactly how damage caused by ultraviolet light can be naturally repaired. The new monitoring method allows experts to directly …