Power and Electrical Engineering

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Ultrathin solar cells get a boost

Rice lab finds 2D perovskite compound has the right stuff to challenge bulkier products. Rice University engineers have achieved a new benchmark in the design of atomically thin solar cells…

First designs of the 19-passenger hybrid electric commuter aircraft

Small (hybrid) electric planes just like the conceptualized 19-passenger commuter aircraft are about to change regional air travel in the future. The apparent benefits of the commuter aircraft are their…

Developing high-performance MXene electrodes for next-generation powerful battery

Two-dimensional MXene has been a rising star in the energy world as they can store energy fast. But their unstable voltage output limits their applications. A collaborative research team led by…

Highly Compact Battery Charger for Electric Bicycles and Scooters

E-mobility shapes the life of more and more people, and e-bikes and e-scooters play an essential role in it. The employed rechargeable batteries become smaller and lighter, the efficiency of…

Plumbing the depths: Defect distribution in ion-implanted SiC diodes

Researchers reveal that aluminum implantation doping in p-type bipolar semiconductors creates defects many layers deeper than the implantation site. Silicon carbide (SiC) unipolar semiconductors are in wide commercial use, but…

Newly developed compound may enable sustainable, cost-effective, large-scale energy storage

To produce a cost-effective redox flow battery, researchers based at the South China University of Technology have synthesized a molecular compound that serves as a low-cost electrolyte, enabling a stable…

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