Within the silicon photovoltaics (PV) community, there are many approaches, tools, and
input parameters for simulating solar cells, making it difficult for newcomers to establish a …

Modules based on c-Si cells account for more than 90% of the photovoltaic capacity
installed worldwide, which is why the analysis in this paper focusses on this cell type. This …

The interdigitated back contact (IBC) solar cells developed at the Australian National
University have resulted in an independently confirmed (Fraunhofer Institut für Solare …

We analyze the optical losses that occur in interdigitated back-contacted
amorphous/crystalline silicon heterojunction solar cells. We show that in our devices, the …

Front side pyramids are the industrial standard for wafer based monocrystalline silicon solar
cells. These pyramids fulfill two tasks: They act as anti-reflective structure on the one hand …

The design and optimization of a thin-film multilayer spectral beamsplitter for hybrid
thermoelectric-photovoltaic (TE-PV) solar energy devices are considered. In the …

Silicon solar cells incorporating double-sided pyramidal texture are capable of superior light
trap** over cells with front-side only texture. However, increased surface area, roughness …

An optical model for solar cell device simulations providing a computational rapid alternative
or extension to ray tracing is presented. Its lumped input parameters are mainly the …

The development of ultrafast quantum efficiency measurements has made it possible to
perform spatially resolved short-circuit current map** on large area crystalline silicon solar …

We present a modeling framework to quantify current density losses and determine
optimization steps for four-terminal tandem solar cells, which consist of a high-bandgap thin …