Revisiting optical material platforms for efficient linear and nonlinear dielectric metasurfaces in the ultraviolet, visible, and infrared

Y Yang, H Kang, C Jung, J Seong, N Jeon, J Kim… - Acs …, 2023 - ACS Publications
The high refractive indexes and low optical losses of dielectrics are preferred for designing
highly efficient metasurfaces with unprecedented wavefront control such as near-unity …

Design and development of front and back contact solar cells with selective poly-Si passivating contact on the front and local Al contact on the rear

P Padhamnath, WJ Choi, G De Luna, JD Arcebal… - Solar Energy Materials …, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract We present 22.5% efficient large area (M2), n-type rear junction biPoly™ solar cells
featuring selective poly-Si based passivation on the front and full area poly-Si on the rear …

Progress and Perspectives of Solar Cells: A Critical Review

S Lin, T Zhang, H Yang, Y Li - Energy & Fuels, 2023 - ACS Publications
Solar technology refers to technology that uses solar radiation to generate electricity or
utilize thermal energy. Solar energy is environmentally friendly, renewable, noiseless, and …

Progress with passivation and screen-printed metallization of Boron-doped monoPoly™ layers

P Padhamnath, N Nampalli, A Khanna, B Nagarajan… - Solar Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
In this work we have analyzed the do**, passivation and contact properties of boron-
doped (p+) polysilicon (poly-Si) layers to understand the two key limiting factors for industrial …

Design, development and analysis of large-area industrial silicon solar cells featuring a full area polysilicon based passivating contact on the rear and selective …

P Padhamnath, WJ Choi, G De Luna, JD Arcebal… - Solar Energy Materials …, 2023 - Elsevier
We present SERIS'biPoly™ technology platform on large-area (M2), n-type rear-junction
silicon solar cells featuring selective poly-Si/SiO x based passivated contacts on the front …

Influence of backside surface morphology on passivation and contact characteristics of TOPCON solar cells

C Guo, R Jia, X Li, X Tian, J Chen, H Ge, H Huang… - Solar Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
Compared with P-PERC cells, the rear tunnel oxide/n+ polysilicon passivation contact
structure in N-TOPCon cells makes the influence of rear surface morphology more …

Impact of firing temperature on fire-through metal contacts to P-doped (n+) and B-doped (p+) poly-Si

P Padhamnath, A Khanna, N Nandakumar… - Solar Energy Materials …, 2021 - Elsevier
Screen-printed contacts to doped polysilicon (poly-Si) layers with high-temperature fire-
through pastes is one of the key enablers for widespread industrial acceptance of …

Detailed investigation of electrical and optical properties of textured n-type and roughened p-type tunnel oxide passivated contacts for screen-printed double-side …

R Zhong, P Padhamnath, WJ Choi, YW Ok, S Dasgupta… - Thin Solid Films, 2023 - Elsevier
This paper presents detailed characterization and analyses of the optical, electrical, and
contact properties of a 35 nm phosphorus-doped (n-type) polysilicon (poly-Si) and a 250 nm …

Novel process for screen-printed selective area front polysilicon contacts for TOPCon cells using laser oxidation

S Dasgupta, YW Ok, VD Upadhyaya… - IEEE Journal of …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The efficiency potential of double-side tunnel oxide passivated contact (DS-TOPCon) solar
cells is limited by parasitic absorption in the front poly-Si layer, despite excellent passivation …

Passivation Enhancement of Poly-Si Carrier-Selective Contacts by Applying ALD Al2O3 Cap** Layers

G Yang, B Van de Loo, M Stodolny… - IEEE Journal of …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Hydrogenation of polycrystalline silicon (poly-Si) passivating contacts is crucial for
maximizing their passivation performance. This work presents the application of Al 2 O 3 …