Crystalline silicon (c-Si) photovoltaics has long been considered energy intensive and
costly. Over the past decades, spectacular improvements along the manufacturing chain …

Photovoltaic (PV) technology is ready to become one of the main energy sources of, and
contributers to, carbon neutrality by the mid‐21st century. In 2020, a total of 135 GW of PV …

The goal of this review is to offer an all-encompassing evaluation of an integrated solar
energy system within the framework of solar energy utilization. This holistic assessment …

Metal‐halide perovskites are rapidly emerging as an important class of photovoltaic
absorbers that may enable high‐performance solar cells at affordable cost. Thanks to the …

A salient characteristic of solar cells is their ability to subject photo-generated electrons and
holes to pathways of asymmetrical conductivity—'assisting'them towards their respective …

Since reaching 20% efficiency, research in perovskite photovoltaics has shifted from a race
for efficiency to a race for stability. For efficiency, the standard test conditions set the rules for …

The solar photovoltaic (PV) cell is a prominent energy harvesting device that reduces the
strain in the conventional energy generation approach and endorses the prospectiveness of …

A new record conversion efficiency of 24.7% was attained at the research level by using a
heterojunction with intrinsic thin-layer structure of practical size (101.8 cm 2, total area) at a …

Silicon wafer solar cells continue to be the leading photovoltaic technology, and in many
places are now providing a substantial portion of electricity generation. Further adoption of …

Substituting the doped amorphous silicon films at the front of silicon heterojunction solar
cells with wide-bandgap transition metal oxides can mitigate parasitic light absorption …