Solar cells rely on the efficient generation of electrons and holes and the subsequent
collection of these photoexcited charge carriers at spatially separated electrodes. High wafer …

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 …

The evolution of the contact scheme has driven the technology revolution of crystalline
silicon (c‐Si) solar cells. The state‐of‐the‐art high‐efficiency c‐Si solar cells such as silicon …

Developing efficient crystalline silicon/wide-band gap metal-oxide thin-film heterostructure
junction-based crystalline silicon (c-Si) solar cells has been an attractive alternative to the …

Photovoltaic (PV) technology, particularly silicon solar cells (SSCs), has emerged as a key
player in meeting this demand due to its mature technology, prolonged stability, non-toxicity …

Interface defects are detrimental for the performance of n-CdS/p-Si heterojunction solar
cells. A model based on simulation studies has been developed in this work to correlate the …

Designing effective carrier-selective contact is a prerequisite for high-efficiency crystalline
silicon (c-Si) solar cells. Compared to doped silicon thin films, wide-band-gap transition …

High work function vanadium oxide (V2OX, X< 5) is expected to induce strong upward band
bending at crystalline silicon (c‐Si) surface thus selectively collect photogenerated hole …

Although largely studied, contradictory results on nickel oxide (NiO) properties can be found
in the literature. We herein propose a comprehensive study that aims at leveling …

The efficiency of charge transfer at the interface of transition metals loaded on TiO2 as well
as the active reduction site undoubtedly define the kinetics of H2 production. Here, we report …