mcSi and CdTe solar photovoltaic challenges: Pathways to progress

BK Ghosh, I Saad, KTK Teo, SK Ghosh - Optik, 2020 - Elsevier
Multi-crystalline Si (mcSi) and CdTe solar photovoltaic technologies have gained significant
improvement. Shockley–Queisser (S–Q) limit consideration further progress of open-circuit …

[HTML][HTML] Energy yield comparison between monofacial photovoltaic modules with monofacial and bifacial cells in a carport

S Hwang, H Lee, Y Kang - Energy Reports, 2023 - Elsevier
In the photovoltaic (PV) industry, module manufacturers have begun to install bifacial cells
into monofacial modules because of their lower production costs relative to monofacial cells …

22.8% efficient ion implanted PERC solar cell with a roadmap to achieve 23.5% efficiency: A process and device simulation study

S Kashyap, J Madan, R Pandey, J Ramanujam - Optical Materials, 2022 - Elsevier
Among all available photovoltaic (PV) technology options, c-Si based passivated emitter
rear cell (PERC) has already proved its mettle by delivering more than 22% conversion …

Performance and energy loss mechanism of bifacial photovoltaic modules at a solar carport system

S Hwang, Y Kang, H Lee - Energy Science & Engineering, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
As photovoltaic modules are increasingly used in renewable energy systems, ensuring
energy efficiency by reducing the levelized cost of electricity has become the focus of current …

Design and parametric optimization of ion-implanted PERC solar cells to achieve 22.8% efficiency: a process and device simulation study

S Kashyap, J Madan, R Pandey - Sustainable Energy & Fuels, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Silicon-based photovoltaic (PV) technology is considered the most favourable approach,
and has received great consideration worldwide, to possibly meet the ever-growing need for …

Process and device simulations aimed at improving the emitter region performance of silicon PERC solar cells

S Kashyap, J Madan, R Pandey… - … of Micromechanics and …, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
Achieved levels of silicon-based passivated emitter and rear cell (PERC) solar cells
laboratory and module-level conversion efficiencies are still far from the theoretically …

25.7% efficient PERC solar cell using double side silicide on oxide electrostatically doped (SILO-ED) carrier selective contacts: process and device simulation study

S Kashyap, R Pandey, J Madan - Semiconductor Science and …, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
Passivating contacts have recently considered as a superior carrier-selective contact
approach for high-efficiency silicon-based photovoltaic devices. However, the conversion …

Characterization of Cost‐Saving Monofacial PERC Module under Field Conditions in South Korea

S Hwang, H Lee - International Journal of Photoenergy, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The photovoltaic (PV) industry is constantly striving to increase module power output while
decreasing costs. Importantly, the performance and reliability of cost‐saving products should …

Nanosecond pulsed laser patterning of interdigitated back contact heterojunction silicon solar cells

A Sinha, A Soman, U Das, S Hegedus… - IEEE Journal of …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Careful control of the laser patterning for the fabrication of an interdigitated back contact
heterojunction (IBC-HJ) solar cell is needed to avoid laser-induced defects and heat …

Properties of SiC-based luminescent composite thin film as light-harvesting material

K Benfadel, S Kaci, L Talbi, A Keffous… - Russian Journal of …, 2020 - Springer
In this study, we present the use of SiC/PVA composite thin films as downshifting layers
(LDS) in order to improve the photoelectrical parameters of a Si-based solar cell. We …