Semiconductors are key to our modern society, enabling a myriad of fields, including
electronics, photovoltaics, and photonics. The performance of semiconductor devices can be …

Polycrystalline Si on SiO x passivating contacts enables some of the highest efficiency
single-junction Si photovoltaic devices, but the high-temperature firing process needed for …

Passivating contacts are crucial for realizing high‐performance crystalline silicon solar cells.
Herein, contact formation by plasma‐enhanced chemical vapor deposition (PECVD) …

In recent years, passivating contacts based on SiO 2/poly-Si have proven to be an enabling
technology for Si solar cells. Effective hydrogenation of the interfacial SiO 2 is vital for …

This work reports a study of the passivation effects of different dielectric thin films deposited
on monocrystalline CdTe/MgCdTe double heterostructures (DHs) using atomic layer …

This work evaluates the passivation effectiveness of ultrathin nitride layers (SiN x, AlN, and
TiN) deposited via atomic layer deposition on CdTe/MgCdTe double heterostructures for …

We investigate the silicon surface passivation property of Plasma Atomic Layer Deposited
(PALD) hafnium oxide thin films and study its dependence on silicon (Si) do** type, film …

Polysilicon (poly-Si) passivating contacts have enabled some of the highest lab-scale
crystalline silicon (c-Si) solar cell conversion efficiencies, largely due to their excellent …

This work evaluates the passivation effectiveness of ultrathin nitride layers (SiNx, AlN, TiN)
deposited via atomic layer deposition on CdTe/MgCdTe double heterostructures for solar …

Within this work, we present key results of the transnational European research project
“Bussard”. The aim of this project is the development and evaluation of various innovative …