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 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 (SHJ) solar cells have reached high power conversion efficiency
owing to their effective passivating contact structures. Improvements in the optoelectronic …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Perovskite/silicon tandem solar cells are increasingly recognized as promising candidates
for next‐generation photovoltaics with performance beyond the single‐junction limit at …

Photovoltaic (PV) technology offers an economic and sustainable solution to the challenge
of increasing energy demand in times of global warming. The world PV market is currently …

Passivating contacts are indispensable for achieving high conversion efficiency in crystalline-
silicon solar cells. Their realization and integration into a convenient process flow have …

The electricity market from renewable energies is strongly driven by the pursuit of high
energy conversion efficiency, which at present represents the most effective pathway to …