The Swiss Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology (Empa) didn’t just break the old thin film efficiency record by a small amount. Their new CIGS thin film solar cells on flexible polymer foils smashed the old record of 18.7% by hitting a 20.4% efficiency rate. The team achieved the … Continue reading
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New efficiency record achieved for CIGS cells
CIGS cells from EMPA Researchers at the Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology (Empa) have hit a new world record for CIGS flexible solar cells of 18.7 percent. Their new CIGS cells (copper, indium, gallium, (di)selenide) broke their own previous world record of 17.6 percent, which was achieved … Continue reading