Passivating contacts for crystalline silicon solar cells

TG Allen, J Bullock, X Yang, A Javey, S De Wolf - Nature Energy, 2019 - nature.com
The global photovoltaic (PV) market is dominated by crystalline silicon (c-Si) based
technologies with heavily doped, directly metallized contacts. Recombination of photo …

Transparent electrodes for efficient optoelectronics

M Morales‐Masis, S De Wolf… - Advanced Electronic …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
With the development of new generations of optoelectronic devices that combine high
performance and novel functionalities (eg, flexibility/bendability, adaptability, semi or full …

Self-elimination of intrinsic defects improves the low-temperature performance of perovskite photovoltaics

Y Chen, S Tan, N Li, B Huang, X Niu, L Li, M Sun… - Joule, 2020 - cell.com
Hybrid halide perovskite solar cells have found potential applications beyond terrestrial
implementation due to their unique advantages in cold environments. Unfortunately, the …

Passivating contacts for crystalline silicon solar cells: From concepts and materials to prospects

J Melskens, BWH van de Loo, B Macco… - IEEE Journal of …, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
To further increase the conversion efficiency of crystalline silicon (c-Si) solar cells, it is vital to
reduce the recombination losses associated with the contacts. Therefore, a contact structure …

Passivating contacts and tandem concepts: Approaches for the highest silicon-based solar cell efficiencies

M Hermle, F Feldmann, M Bivour… - Applied Physics …, 2020 - pubs.aip.org
The efficiency of photovoltaic energy conversion is a decisive factor for low-cost electricity
from renewable energies. In recent years, the efficiency of crystalline silicon solar cells in …

Silicon heterojunction back-contact solar cells by laser patterning

H Wu, F Ye, M Yang, F Luo, X Tang, Q Tang, H Qiu… - Nature, 2024 - nature.com
Back-contact silicon solar cells, valued for their aesthetic appeal because they have no grid
lines on the sunny side, find applications in buildings, vehicles and aircraft and enable self …

Silicon heterojunction solar cells: Techno-economic assessment and opportunities

A Razzaq, TG Allen, W Liu, Z Liu, S De Wolf - Joule, 2022 - cell.com
The ever-increasing electricity demand from renewables has stimulated growth in the
photovoltaic (PV) industry. Yet, while grid parity has already been achieved in several …

Silicon heterojunction solar cells: Recent technological development and practical aspects-from lab to industry

J Haschke, O Dupré, M Boccard, C Ballif - Solar Energy Materials and Solar …, 2018 - Elsevier
We review the recent progress of silicon heterojunction (SHJ) solar cells. Recently, a new
efficiency world record for silicon solar cells of 26.7% has been set by Kaneka Corp. using …

Improved optics in monolithic perovskite/silicon tandem solar cells with a nanocrystalline silicon recombination junction

F Sahli, BA Kamino, J Werner… - Advanced Energy …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Perovskite/silicon tandem solar cells are increasingly recognized as promising candidates
for next‐generation photovoltaics with performance beyond the single‐junction limit at …

A passivating contact for silicon solar cells formed during a single firing thermal annealing

A Ingenito, G Nogay, Q Jeangros, E Rucavado… - Nature Energy, 2018 - nature.com
Passivating contacts are indispensable for achieving high conversion efficiency in crystalline-
silicon solar cells. Their realization and integration into a convenient process flow have …