Five College of Arts & Sciences faculty members have been named among the world’s most highly cited researchers in their respective fields for 2021.

Progress in Photovoltaics and the U.S. National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) released updated efficiencies for solar cells and UNC-Chapel Hill was recognized for the first time for the prestigious research accomplishment of world-record solar module efficiency. 

Six faculty in the College of Arts & Sciences have been named among the world’s most highly cited researchers in their respective fields for 2020.

Perovskite solar cells are a type of thin-film solar cell that have proven to be highly efficient at harnessing sunlight to generate electricity. UNC-Chapel Hill is one of the founding organizers of the consortium.

In an article published this month in Science, researchers in the Huang Group in the College of Arts & Sciences’ department of applied physical sciences revealed a new method for stabilizing perovskite solar cells and discussed the implications it has on the future of solar energy and other technologies.

Their innovations include the development of tissue-like implant materials, novel X-ray detectors, healthy frozen-meal products for lower-income consumers and a precise syringe for more accurate drug dose measurements. College of Arts & Sciences faculty are among the winners.