Atomic layer deposition (ALD) relies on alternated, self-limiting reactions between gaseous
reactants and an exposed solid surface to deposit highly conformal coatings with a thickness …

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 …

High-quality defect passivation at perovskite/charge extraction layer heterojunctions in
perovskite solar cells is critical to solar device operation. Here we report a …

Improving the photoconversion efficiency of silicon solar cells is crucial to further the
deployment of renewable electricity. Essential device properties such as lifetime, series …

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 …

Encouraged by the increasing requirements of intelligent equipment, silicon integrated
circuit–compatible photodetectors that support single‐chip photonic–electronic systems …

Black silicon (BSi) represents a very active research area in renewable energy materials.
The rise of BSi as a focus of study for its fundamental properties and potentially lucrative …

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 …

Perovskite materials are drawing tremendous interest for photovoltaic solar cell applications,
but are hampered by intrinsic material and device instability issues. Such issues can arise …

Atomic layer deposition (ALD) is a thin-film fabrication technique that has great potential in
nanofabrication. Based on its self-limiting surface reactions, ALD has excellent conformality …