The carrier recombination is a major bottleneck in enhancing the power conversion
efficiency of first-generation solar cells. As a remedy, passivation minimizes the …

This paper discusses developments in the mitigation of light-induced degradation caused by
boron-oxygen defects in boron-doped Czochralski grown silicon. Particular attention is paid …

Heterojunction formed at the amorphous/crystalline silicon (a-Si: H/c-Si) interface exhibits
distinctive electronic characteristics for application in silicon heterojunction (SHJ) solar cells …

The understanding and development of advanced hydrogenation processes for silicon solar
cells are presented. Hydrogen passivation is incorporated into virtually all silicon solar cells …

Advanced hydrogenation processes targeting the generation of neutrally charged hydrogen
(H°) are applied to passivate structural defects in seeded-cast quasi mono-crystalline silicon …

Through an advanced hydrogenation process that involves controlling and manipulating the
hydrogen charge state, substantial increases in the bulk minority carrier lifetime are …

This paper discusses the role hydrogen plays in degradation of silicon solar cells and
modules. Slightly unorthodox, it presents a high level view of the latest research findings and …

Passivation of defects in silicon solar cells using hydrogen has long been an area of
significant interest to the photovoltaic community. In this paper, we explore the importance of …

There are a number of existing models for estimating the charge states of defects in silicon.
In order of increasing complexity, these are (a) the Fermi-Dirac distribution,(b) the Shockley …

In this work, the efficiency potential of the fully screen-printed passivated emitter and rear
contact (PERC) solar cell structure is investigated via numerical simulations. A series of …