Solar-Tectic LLC is pleased to announce that a new paper has been submitted for publication in the Journal of Energy Challenges and Mechanics, titled “High Efficiency Perovskite/Crystalline Silicon Thin-Film Tandem Solar Cell from a Highly Textured MgO [111] Buffered Glass Substrate: A Proposal”. The paper will also be presented at the upcoming conference Fifth International Symposium on Energy Challenges and Mechanics (ECM5) – working on small […]
Continue reading →Solar-Tectic LLC is pleased to report that the patent “Hybrid organic/inorganic eutectic solar cell” issued today (US 9,349,995 B2). The claims that were allowed are remarkably broad, and the technology can be applied to solar cells, OLEDs, OLEDs, etc. using polymers and inorganic materials such as silicon, germanium, etc.
Continue reading →Solar-Tectic LLC wonders, why use toxic materials for solar cells? CdTe (toxic – cadmium), GaAs (toxic – arsenic), CIGS (toxic – selenium), Pb Perovskites (toxic – lead) when there are thin-films (e.g. silicon and germanium) that are non-toxic and just as efficient?
Continue reading →ST has been awarded a patent for OLED technology involving hybrid organic/inorganic thin-films on glass. More information is available at PR Newswire.
Continue reading →Solar-Tectic LLC is pleased to report that US patent application entitled “HYBRID ORGANIC/INORGANIC EUTECTIC SOLAR CELL” (14/571,800) has been allowed by the US Patent and Trademark Office.
Continue reading →Following the comprehensive MIT report published in May 2015, titled “The Future of Solar” (http://mitei.mit.edu/futureofsolar), MIT News reported on another publication today: “Study assesses solar photovoltaic technologies: MIT researchers recommend rapidly scaling up current silicon-based systems while continuing to work on other technologies” (http://news.mit.edu/2015/solar-photovoltaic-technologies-1216)
Continue reading →Solar-Tectic LLC is pleased to report that ‘Textured (111) crystalline silicon thin film growth on flexible glass by e-beam evaporation’ has been accepted for publication by Materials Letters. The paper is available for viewing at Science Direct. MIT’s recent report, “the future of solar”, says the following: “Like commercial thin-film technologies, thin-film c-Si PV uses 10-50 times less […]
Continue reading →Solar-Tectic LLC is please to report that MIT’s Energy Institute (MITEI) has released a major study on the future of solar energy in which the conclusions support adoption of Solar-Tectic’s technologies. For example, “Solar cells based on thin films of c-Si can potentially bypass key limitations of conventional wafer-based c-Si PV while retaining silicon’s many advantages […]
Continue reading →Solar-Tectic LLC is pleased to announce that a patent has been awarded by the PTO for its 1c-HTC superconductivity technology. US Patent Award for Superconductivity
Continue reading →US Patent Office (USPTO) Awards Solar-Tectic LLC a Major Patent for Thin-Film Solar Cell and Semiconductor Technology The patent is for technology invented by the late Dr. Praveen Chaudhari, a recipient of the U.S. Medal of Technology and Innovation, and covers technology for a wide range of electronic applications including thin-film solar cells, LEDs, TFTs, […]
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