Passivation strategies for enhancing device performance of perovskite solar cells

Z Wu, E Bi, LK Ono, D Li, OM Bakr, Y Yan, Y Qi - Nano Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
Because of high efficiencies and low-cost fabrication, perovskite solar cells (PSCs) have
drawn great attention. Although an impressive power conversion efficiency (PCE) of 26 …

High-efficiency crystalline silicon solar cells: status and perspectives

C Battaglia, A Cuevas, S De Wolf - Energy & Environmental Science, 2016 - pubs.rsc.org
With a global market share of about 90%, crystalline silicon is by far the most important
photovoltaic technology today. This article reviews the dynamic field of crystalline silicon …

Dielectric surface passivation for silicon solar cells: A review

RS Bonilla, B Hoex, P Hamer… - physica status solidi …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
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 …

Status and prospects of Al2O3-based surface passivation schemes for silicon solar cells

G Dingemans, WMM Kessels - … of Vacuum Science & Technology A, 2012 - pubs.aip.org
The reduction in electronic recombination losses by the passivation of silicon surfaces is a
critical enabler for high-efficiency solar cells. In 2006, aluminum oxide (Al 2 O 3) nanolayers …

Nature of doped a-Si: H/c-Si interface recombination

S De Wolf, M Kondo - Journal of Applied Physics, 2009 - pubs.aip.org
Doped hydrogenated amorphous silicon (a-Si: H) films of only a few nanometer thin find
application in a-Si: H/crystalline silicon heterojunction solar cells. Although such films may …

Abruptness of a-Si: H∕ c-Si interface revealed by carrier lifetime measurements

S De Wolf, M Kondo - Applied Physics Letters, 2007 - pubs.aip.org
Intrinsic hydrogenated amorphous silicon films can yield outstanding electronic surface
passivation of crystalline silicon wafers. In this letter the authors confirm that this is strongly …

Optical investigation of the natural electron do** in thin MoS2 films deposited on dielectric substrates

D Sercombe, S Schwarz, OD Pozo-Zamudio, F Liu… - Scientific reports, 2013 - nature.com
Abstract Two-dimensional (2D) compounds provide unique building blocks for novel layered
devices and hybrid photonic structures. However, large surface-to-volume ratio in thin films …

Study of the composition of hydrogenated silicon nitride SiNx: H for efficient surface and bulk passivation of silicon

JF Lelièvre, E Fourmond, A Kaminski, O Palais… - Solar Energy Materials …, 2009 - Elsevier
This work is a contribution towards the understanding of the properties of hydrogenated
silicon nitride (SiNx: H) that lead to efficient surface and bulk passivation of the silicon …

High‐efficiency crystalline silicon solar cells

SW Glunz - Advances in OptoElectronics, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
The current cost distribution of a crystalline silicon PV module is clearly dominated by
material costs, especially by the costs of the silicon wafer. Therefore cell designs that allow …

Stretched-exponential a-Si: H∕ c-Si interface recombination decay

S De Wolf, S Olibet, C Ballif - Applied Physics Letters, 2008 - pubs.aip.org
The electronic properties of hydrogenated amorphous silicon (a-Si: H) relax following
stretched exponentials. This phenomenon was explained in the past by dispersive hydrogen …