High-efficiency crystalline silicon solar cells: status and perspectives
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 …
photovoltaic technology today. This article reviews the dynamic field of crystalline silicon …
A review on the crystalline silicon bottom cell for monolithic perovskite/silicon tandem solar cells
Perovskite/silicon tandem solar cells have reached certified efficiencies of 28%(on 1 cm 2 by
Oxford PV) in just about 4 years, mostly driven by the optimized design in the perovskite top …
Oxford PV) in just about 4 years, mostly driven by the optimized design in the perovskite top …
Passivating contacts for crystalline silicon solar cells: From concepts and materials to prospects
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 …
reduce the recombination losses associated with the contacts. Therefore, a contact structure …
Photovoltaic (PV) module technologies: 2020 benchmark costs and technology evolution framework results
This report benchmarks 2020 PV module minimum sustainable price (MSP) via bottom-up
manufacturing cost analysis, for established PV technologies in mass production, including …
manufacturing cost analysis, for established PV technologies in mass production, including …
The impact of silicon solar cell architecture and cell interconnection on energy yield in hot & sunny climates
Extensive knowledge of the dependence of solar cell and module performance on
temperature and irradiance is essential for their optimal application in the field. Here we …
temperature and irradiance is essential for their optimal application in the field. Here we …
Advanced photonic processes for photovoltaic and energy storage systems
Solar‐energy harvesting through photovoltaic (PV) conversion is the most promising
technology for long‐term renewable energy production. At the same time, significant …
technology for long‐term renewable energy production. At the same time, significant …
Challenges facing copper‐plated metallisation for silicon photovoltaics: Insights from integrated circuit technology development
Copper‐plated interconnects were widely adopted for volume manufacture of integrated
circuits after more than a decade of intensive research to demonstrate that use of Cu would …
circuits after more than a decade of intensive research to demonstrate that use of Cu would …
Fourteen percent efficiency ultrathin silicon solar cells with improved infrared light management enabled by hole‐selective transition metal oxide full‐area rear …
The present study investigates the application of hole‐selective transition metal oxide (TMO)
layers (MoOx, V2Ox, and WOx) with silver (Ag) as full‐area rear contact to 22.5 μm‐thick low …
layers (MoOx, V2Ox, and WOx) with silver (Ag) as full‐area rear contact to 22.5 μm‐thick low …
Free-standing 2.7 μm thick ultrathin crystalline silicon solar cell with efficiency above 12.0%
In this paper, a record-breaking efficiency of 12.3% is experimentally demonstrated for a
flexible free-standing, 2.7-μm-thick ultrathin crystalline silicon (c-Si) solar cell, which is the …
flexible free-standing, 2.7-μm-thick ultrathin crystalline silicon (c-Si) solar cell, which is the …
Metallization of Si heterojunction solar cells by nanosecond laser ablation and Ni-Cu plating
A Dabirian, A Lachowicz, JW Schüttauf… - Solar Energy Materials …, 2017 - Elsevier
A key step in industrialization of photovoltaics (PV) is the development of low-cost and large-
area metallization processes to substitute the standard screen-printing process of silver …
area metallization processes to substitute the standard screen-printing process of silver …