Displays all surfaces into a solar battery

Experts at the University of Sheffield have created a low-cost, cost-effective solar cell that can cover all surfaces like paint.

New batteries are made of cheap perovskite material and produce very little waste when used for spraying, so they can be mass produced. Professor David Lidzey, lead researcher, said that while most solar cells are made using energy-consuming materials, perovskite batteries are considered as an important step forward by the process. This material consumes less energy.

According to the team, the conversion efficiency of sunlight to the power of the solar cell is confirmed to be around 10%. Meanwhile, perovskite batteries are up to 19% efficient. Therefore, they believe that the use of energy-absorbing materials such as perovskite to replace organic materials will significantly increase the efficiency of solar panels.

In theory, the injected solar cell can be used on any surface but experts say that its efficiency may not be high when sprayed onto a cloth or jagged surface.