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Sodium-ion batteries: New storage mechanism for cathode materials

10 million euros in funding for UNITE – Startup Factory Berlin-Brandenburg

Almost 4,000 People at the Long Night of the Sciences at HZB

Industrial Research Fellow at HZB: More time for discussions

Electrical energy storage: BAM, HZB, and HU Berlin plan joint Berlin Battery Lab

Battery research: visualisation of aging processes operando

Green hydrogen: A cage structured material transforms into a performant catalyst

Optical innovations for solar modules - which are the most promising?

Georg Forster Research Fellow explores photocatalysts

Perovskite solar cells: New Young Investigator Group funded by BMBF at HZB

Strategisches Positionspapier zur Stärkung der Solarindustrie

Innovative battery electrode made from tin foam

Perovskite solar cells: thermal stress is the key to their long term stability

Leading Sasol scientist appointed as Industrial Research Fellow at HZB

HZB Sets New World Record for CIGS Perovskite Tandem Solar Cells

“Germany mustn’t lose sight of its ambitious goals”

Lithium-sulphur pouch cells investigated at BESSY II

Less is more: Why an economical Iridium catalyst works so well

20 years of promoting science in the school lab

Battery research with the HZB X-ray microscope

BESSY II: New procedure for better thermoplastics

Hydrogen: Breakthrough in alkaline membrane electrolysers

Perovskite solar cells: TEAM PV develops reproducibility and comparability

Postdocs at HZB: Crucial for research, innovation and diversity

Green hydrogen: MXenes shows talent as catalyst for oxygen evolution

Green hydrogen: ‘Artificial leaf’ becomes better under pressure

Green hydrogen from direct seawater electrolysis- experts warn against hype

From waste to value: The right electrolytes can enhance glycerol oxidation

Recruiting film is online!

Helmholtz Institute for Polymers in Energy Applications (HIPOLE Jena)...

Chilean President visits Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin

Watching indium phosphide at work

A simpler way to inorganic perovskite solar cells

BESSY II: How pulsed charging enhances the service time of batteries

Fuel Cells: Oxidation processes of phosphoric acid revealed by tender X-rays

Helmholtz Zentrum Berlin is a bicycle-friendly employer

14 parameters in one go: New instrument for optoelectronics

Sodium-ion batteries: How doping works

New HZB magazine lichtblick is out

Prof. Dr. Yan Lu: Developing new types of batteries sustainably

Green hydrogen: Perovskite oxide catalysts analysed in an X-ray beam

Green hydrogen: Improving iridium catalysts with titanium oxides

Boosting PET recycling with higher standards for laboratory experiments

Microplastics in soil: Tomography shows where the particles are build in

With a verified greenhouse gas balance: HZB aims to become greenhouse gas...

Curious Mind Award for Michelle Browne

Green Deal Ukraina: Energy and Climate Agenda for Ukraine’s way towards EU

Diamond materials as solar-powered electrodes – spectroscopy shows what’s...

Revolutionary material science: Helmholtz High Impact Award for Novel Tandem...

Solar hydrogen: Barriers for charge transport in metal oxides

Record-breaking tandem solar cell now with precise scientific explanations

BESSY II: What drives ions through polymer membranes

HZB and University of Jena establish Helmholtz Institute for Polymers in Energy...

Come to the Long Night of the Sciences in Wannsee: 17.06. from 5-0 p.m.

Green Deal Ukraina: HZB launches an Energy & Climate Project

Calculating the carbon footprint of publications

Humboldt Fellow joins HZB for battery research

CO2 recycling: What is the role of the electrolyte?

Fast and flexible solar energy from the printer

How much cadmium is contained in cocoa beans?

Solid-State Lithium-Sulfur Batteries: Neutrons unveil sluggish charge transport

Green hydrogen: How photoelectrochemical water splitting may become competitive

Superstore MXene: New proton hydration structure determined

Maria Skłodowska Curie Postdoctoral Fellowship for Artem Musiienko

Ombudspersons for good scientific practise appointed

World record back at HZB: Tandem solar cell achieves 32.5 percent efficiency

On the way to mass production: perovskite silicon tandem cells

Tiburtius Prize for Eike Köhnen

Two women, one mission: living diversity at HZB

Nanodiamonds can be activated as photocatalysts with sunlight

European pilot line for innovative photovoltaic technology based on tandem...

How photoelectrodes change in contact with water

Photocatalysis: Processes in charge separation recorded experimentally

A perfect match: perovskite meets perovskite

40-million-euro sustainable kerosene research project CARE-O-SENE receives...

New at HZB: Tomography lab for AI-assisted battery research

Green hydrogen: faster progress with modern X-ray sources

For strong non-university research in Berlin

Podcast | Der Klimawandel und die Stadt: Mehr Grün oder mehr Photovoltaik?

Young investigator research group on electrocatalysis at HZB

Fine particles back into the raw material cycle

Environmental impact of perovskite-on-silicon solar PV modules lower than...

Long night of Sciences at HZB: Experience science up close!

Water distribution in the fuel cell made visible in 4D

New cookbook "Science-Food" - download now!

International consortium to advance decarbonisation of the aviation sector

Perovskite solar cells: Properties still remain enigmatic

Solar hydrogen: Better photoelectrodes through flash heating

HZB has signed the “Charta der Vielfalt” (Diversity Charter)

Knowledge transfer: BAIP consulting office becomes permanent at HZB

From Lab to Fab: World Record Solar Cell Goes from Lab to Industry

Predicting solar cell performance from terahertz and microwave spectroscopy

“Workhorse” of silicon photovoltaics combined with perovskite in tandem for the...

Dissertation Prize Adlershof 2021 goes to Amran Al-Ashouri

Lithium-Sulfur batteries: First multimodal analysis in pouch cell format

Innovative catalysts: An expert review

New board „HZB Succeed“ has been founded

A sundial of a different kind

A Wiki for Perovskite Solar Cell Research

World record again at HZB: Almost 30 % efficiency for next-generation tandem...

Germany on the road to net zero: a new Web Atlas shows the options

"Green" chemistry: BESSY II sheds light on mechanochemical synthesis

Stifterverband certifies Helmholtz Centre Berlin for strategies in dealing with...

Friedrich-Alexander Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg appoints Olga Kasian

Perovskite solar cells: Defects trap charge carriers - and release them again

BR50: How Berlin could be developed into a world-leading science metropolis

HZB uses electricity-producing facade wall as real laboratory

Perovskite solar cells: Interfacial loss mechanisms revealed

Neutron instrument VSANS will move to Penn State University, USA

Green hydrogen: Why do certain catalysts improve in operation?

Solar hydrogen for Antarctica - study shows advantages of thermally coupled...

VIPERLAB: EU project aims to boost perovskite solar industry in Europe

Perovskite Solar Cells: Insights into early stages of structure formation

Green hydrogen: "Rust" as a photoanode and its limits

Solar cells: Losses made visible on the nanoscale

HZB re-certified as a compatibility-friendly company again

The HZB Graduate Center is here now

Solar hydrogen: Photoanodes made of α-SnWO4 promise high efficiencies

HZB and Humboldt University agree to set up a catalysis laboratory

Perovskite/silicon tandem solar cells on the threshold of 30% efficiency

Architectural Design drafts for new CatLab Center awarded

Perovskite Solar Cells: paving the way for rational ink design for...

Green hydrogen: buoyancy-driven convection in the electrolyte

Solar cells: Mapping the landscape of Caesium based inorganic halide perovskites

Solar-cell façade at HZB undergoes real-life testing

Climate Strike on Friday: HZB-Direktor welcomes engagement for climate...

HZB is member of the IGAFA initiative in Adlershof

New Materials for Energy Storage: ERC Starting Grant for Tristan Petit

Best electrolyser/photovoltaics combinations demonstrated in test fields

Seminar für Architekt*innen Bauwerkintegrierte Photovoltaik: Architektur –...

Launch of new catalysis centre in HZB-Adlershof

They are back: Sheep and goats graze the Wannsee campus again

New charging points for electric cars installed in Adlershof

On the road to non-toxic and stable perovskite solar cells

Tandem solar cell world record: New branch in the NREL chart

HZB donates urgently needed protective equipment for doctors’ surgery

Fast and furious: New class of 2D materials stores electrical energy

Berlins außeruniversitäre Forschungseinrichtungen schließen sich zusammen

Unique X-ray experiments for school classes: The X-ray mobile will arrive at...

Plants absorb lead from perovskite solar cells more than expected

HZB is now using green electricity