Status and perspectives of crystalline silicon photovoltaics in research and industry

C Ballif, FJ Haug, M Boccard, PJ Verlinden… - Nature Reviews …, 2022 - nature.com
Crystalline silicon (c-Si) photovoltaics has long been considered energy intensive and
costly. Over the past decades, spectacular improvements along the manufacturing chain …

Toward efficiency limits of crystalline silicon solar cells: recent progress in high‐efficiency silicon heterojunction solar cells

Z Sun, X Chen, Y He, J Li, J Wang… - Advanced Energy …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
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 …

[HTML][HTML] Review on two-terminal and four-terminal crystalline-silicon/perovskite tandem solar cells; progress, challenges, and future perspectives

E Raza, Z Ahmad - Energy Reports, 2022 - Elsevier
Silicon (Si) solar cells are the dominant and well-developed solar technology holding more
than 95% share of the photovoltaic market with efficiencies over 26%. Still, this value is far …

Silicon heterojunction solar cells achieving 26.6% efficiency on commercial-size p-type silicon wafer

X Ru, M Yang, S Yin, Y Wang, C Hong, F Peng, Y Yuan… - Joule, 2024 - cell.com
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 …

Progress on the intrinsic a-Si: H films for interface passivation of silicon heterojunction solar cells: A review

J Panigrahi, VK Komarala - Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids, 2021 - Elsevier
Amorphous/crystalline silicon heterojunction (SHJ) solar cells are well known for their
inherent high open-circuit voltage (V OC) potential, much better temperature coefficient …

Bifacial photovoltaic modules and systems: Experience and results from international research and pilot applications

J Stein, C Reise, JB Castro, G Friesen, G Maugeri… - 2021 - osti.gov
Within the framework of IEA PVPS, Task 13 aims to provide support to market actors working
to improve the operation, the reliability and the quality of PV components and systems …

Very thin (56 μm) silicon heterojunction solar cells with an efficiency of 23.3% and an open‐circuit voltage of 754 mV

H Sai, H Umishio, T Matsui - Solar RRL, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The silicon heterojunction (SHJ) is a crystalline silicon (c‐Si) solar cell device architecture
capable of achieving high efficiencies due to excellent surface passivation realized by …

[HTML][HTML] Revealing capacitive and inductive effects in modern industrial c-Si photovoltaic cells through impedance spectroscopy

DA van Nijen, M Muttillo, R Van Dyck… - Solar Energy Materials …, 2023 - Elsevier
To achieve a high performance in sub-module power conditioning circuits, it is important that
power converters are designed in accordance with the photovoltaic (PV) cell impedance at …

Silicon solar cells with passivating contacts: Classification and performance

D Yan, A Cuevas, J Stuckelberger… - Progress in …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The year 2014 marks the point when silicon solar cells surpassed the 25% efficiency mark.
Since then, all devices exceeding this mark, both small and large area, with contacts on both …

A comprehensive review of tandem solar cells integrated on silicon substrate: Iii/v vs perovskite

OM Saif, AH Zekry, M Abouelatta, A Shaker - Silicon, 2023 - Springer
High-efficiency solar cells with low manufacturing costs have been recently accomplished
utilizing different technologies. III-V-based tandem solar cells have exhibited performance …