Passivating contacts for crystalline silicon solar cells: an overview of the current advances and future perspectives

W Li, Z Xu, Y Yan, J Zhou, Q Huang… - Advanced Energy …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Solar photovoltaics (PV) are poised to be crucial in limiting global warming by replacing
traditional fossil fuel generation. Within the PV community, crystalline silicon (c‐Si) solar …

Silicon heterojunction solar cells with up to 26.81% efficiency achieved by electrically optimized nanocrystalline-silicon hole contact layers

H Lin, M Yang, X Ru, G Wang, S Yin, F Peng, C Hong… - Nature Energy, 2023 - nature.com
Silicon heterojunction (SHJ) solar cells have reached high power conversion efficiency
owing to their effective passivating contact structures. Improvements in the optoelectronic …

Flexible solar cells based on foldable silicon wafers with blunted edges

W Liu, Y Liu, Z Yang, C Xu, X Li, S Huang, J Shi, J Du… - Nature, 2023 - nature.com
Flexible solar cells have a lot of market potential for application in photovoltaics integrated
into buildings and wearable electronics because they are lightweight, shockproof and self …

Flexible silicon solar cells with high power-to-weight ratios

Y Li, X Ru, M Yang, Y Zheng, S Yin, C Hong, F Peng… - Nature, 2024 - nature.com
Silicon solar cells are a mainstay of commercialized photovoltaics, and further improving the
power conversion efficiency of large-area and flexible cells remains an important research …

Status and perspectives of transparent conductive oxide films for silicon heterojunction solar cells

W Cui, F Chen, Y Li, X Su, B Sun - Materials Today Nano, 2023 - Elsevier
Efficiently harvesting solar energy into electricity via photovoltaic devices (also called solar
cells) exhibits a feasible way to tackle challenging energy supply. Over the past decades …

[HTML][HTML] Strategies for realizing high-efficiency silicon heterojunction solar cells

Y Zhao, P Procel, C Han, L Cao, G Yang… - Solar Energy Materials …, 2023 - Elsevier
Silicon heterojunction (SHJ) solar cells have achieved a record efficiency of 26.81% in a
front/back-contacted (FBC) configuration. Moreover, thanks to their advantageous high V OC …

Effects of (i)a‐Si:H deposition temperature on high‐efficiency silicon heterojunction solar cells

Y Zhao, P Procel, A Smets, L Mazzarella… - Progress in …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Excellent surface passivation induced by (i) a‐Si: H is critical to achieve high‐efficiency
silicon heterojunction (SHJ) solar cells. This is key for conventional single‐junction cell …

[HTML][HTML] Future material demand for global silicon-based PV modules under net-zero emissions target until 2050

C Xu, O Isabella, MR Vogt - Resources, Conservation and Recycling, 2024 - Elsevier
The surge in global solar photovoltaic (PV) deployment as a measure to combat climate
change is undeniable. However, this growth comes with its own set of challenges …

Amorphous SnO2 as Earth‐Abundant Stable Transparent Conductive Oxide and Its Application to Si Heterojunction Solar Cells

T Koida, T Matsui, H Sai - Solar RRL, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Transparent conductive oxides that contain indium are widely used in various applications
including solar cells. However, In is regarded as one of the critical and economically volatile …

Progress in passivating selective contacts for heterojunction silicon solar cells

Y Zhang, T Shi, L Duan, B Hoex, Z Tang - Nano Energy, 2024 - Elsevier
Photovoltaic (PV) technology, particularly silicon solar cells (SSCs), has emerged as a key
player in meeting this demand due to its mature technology, prolonged stability, non-toxicity …