Subscribe today and receive an extra account for free.
Subscribe
The US Patent and Trademark Office. Author: Alan Kotok. License: Creative Commons, Attribution 2.0 Generic (CC BY 2.0)
January 20 (SeeNews) - The US Patent and Trademark Office has granted a patent to Solar-Tectic LLC for a germanium perovskite thin film tandem solar cell, the company announced on Thursday.
The "Method of Making A Tandem Solar Cell Having a Germanium Perovskite/Germanium Thin-Film" patent concerns highly efficient and inexpensive solar cells. The entire process is non-toxic since there is no lead (Pb) in the cell.
Solar-Tectic believes that crystalline thin-film germanium could prove to be more efficient and less expensive than silicon and germanium wafer technology because of the low temperature processing and reduced material use.
The company noted that so far there have been no reports on perovskite/crystalline germanium thin-film tandem solar cells. It added that its technology is eligible for protection not only in the US but also globally.
New York grid upgrade project of USD 440m to bring more renewables
Jul 24, 2017 9:15 CEST
Clean energy transition to boost demand for minerals - World Bank report
Jul 21, 2017 14:02 CEST
to-the-point: REC starts making mono PERC solar panels for Japan
Jul 17, 2017 9:23 CEST
CIP gets EUR 1.9bn from 3rd renewables fund closing
Jul 14, 2017 8:54 CEST
Vattenfall changes setup of business unit, forms solar division
Jul 04, 2017 10:13 CEST
to-the-point: First commercial project with 1366 wafers completed in Japan
Jun 30, 2017 17:29 CEST
