Passivating contacts and tandem concepts: Approaches for the highest silicon-based solar cell efficiencies

Hydrogenation of Phosphorus-doped Polycrystalline Silicon Films for Passivating Contact Solar Cells

(2019) Thien Ngoc Truong et al.   ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

26.1%-efficient POLO-IBC cells: Quantification of electrical and optical loss mechanisms

(2019) Christina Hollemann et al.   PROGRESS IN PHOTOVOLTAICS

Photovoltaic solar cell technologies: analysing the state of the art

(2019) Pabitra K. Nayak et al.   Nature Reviews Materials

Infrared Light Management Using a Nanocrystalline Silicon Oxide Interlayer in Monolithic Perovskite/Silicon Heterojunction Tandem Solar Cells with Efficiency above 25%

(2019) Luana Mazzarella et al.   Advanced Energy Materials

Efficient, stable and scalable perovskite solar cells using poly(3-hexylthiophene)

(2019) Eui Hyuk Jung et al.   NATURE

High efficiency n-type silicon solar cells with passivating contacts based on PECVD silicon films doped by phosphorus diffusion

(2019) Di Yan et al.   SOLAR ENERGY MATERIALS AND SOLAR CELLS

Inkjet‐ and FlexTrail‐Printing with Low Silver Consumption for Silicon Heterojunction Solar Cells

(2019) Jörg Schube et al.   Physica Status Solidi-Rapid Research Letters

Mass production of industrial tunnel oxide passivated contacts (i‐TOPCon) silicon solar cells with average efficiency over 23% and modules over 345 W

(2019) Yifeng Chen et al.   PROGRESS IN PHOTOVOLTAICS

Solar cell efficiency tables (version 54)

(2019) Martin A. Green et al.   PROGRESS IN PHOTOVOLTAICS

Effect of front TCO on the performance of rear-junction silicon heterojunction solar cells: Insights from simulations and experiments

(2019) Alexandros Cruz et al.   SOLAR ENERGY MATERIALS AND SOLAR CELLS

Energy yield analysis of textured perovskite silicon tandem solar cells and modules

(2019) N. Tucher et al.   OPTICS EXPRESS

Development of nanoparticle copper screen printing pastes for silicon heterojunction solar cells

(2019) Boon Heng Teo et al.   SOLAR ENERGY

Studying dopant diffusion from Poly-Si passivating contacts

(2019) Frank Feldmann et al.   SOLAR ENERGY MATERIALS AND SOLAR CELLS

Implementing transparent conducting oxides by DC sputtering on ultrathin SiOx / poly-Si passivating contacts

(2019) Leonard Tutsch et al.   SOLAR ENERGY MATERIALS AND SOLAR CELLS

Optimization of tunnel-junction IBC solar cells based on a series resistance model

(2019) D. Lachenal et al.   SOLAR ENERGY MATERIALS AND SOLAR CELLS

Detailed Investigation of Evaporated Perovskite Absorbers with High Crystal Quality on Different Substrates

(2018) Ludmila Cojocaru et al.   ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Hydrogen passivation of poly-Si/SiOx contacts for Si solar cells using Al2O3 studied with deuterium

(2018) Manuel Schnabel et al.   APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS

Poly-crystalline silicon-oxide films as carrier-selective passivating contacts for c-Si solar cells

(2018) Guangtao Yang et al.   APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS

Perovskite–silicon tandem solar modules with optimised light harvesting

(2018) Manoj Jaysankar et al.   Energy & Environmental Science

Large area efficient interface layer free monolithic perovskite/homo-junction-silicon tandem solar cell with over 20% efficiency

(2018) Jianghui Zheng et al.   Energy & Environmental Science

Fully textured monolithic perovskite/silicon tandem solar cells with 25.2% power conversion efficiency

(2018) Florent Sahli et al.   NATURE MATERIALS

SiO 2 surface passivation layers – a key technology for silicon solar cells

(2018) Stefan W. Glunz et al.   SOLAR ENERGY MATERIALS AND SOLAR CELLS

Laser contact openings for local poly-Si-metal contacts enabling 26.1%-efficient POLO-IBC solar cells

(2018) Felix Haase et al.   SOLAR ENERGY MATERIALS AND SOLAR CELLS

Recombination Analysis of Phosphorus-Doped Nanostructured Silicon Oxide Passivating Electron Contacts for Silicon Solar Cells

(2018) Josua Stuckelberger et al.   IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics

Passivating Contacts for Crystalline Silicon Solar Cells: From Concepts and Materials to Prospects

(2018) Jimmy Melskens et al.   IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics

Numerical Simulation of Silicon Heterojunction Solar Cells Featuring Metal Oxides as Carrier-Selective Contacts

(2018) Christoph Messmer et al.   IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics

Balancing electrical and optical losses for efficient 4-terminal Si–perovskite solar cells with solution processed percolation electrodes

(2018) César Omar Ramírez Quiroz et al.   Journal of Materials Chemistry A

III–V-on-silicon solar cells reaching 33% photoconversion efficiency in two-terminal configuration

(2018) Romain Cariou et al.   Nature Energy

23% efficient p-type crystalline silicon solar cells with hole-selective passivating contacts based on physical vapor deposition of doped silicon films

(2018) Di Yan et al.   APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS

Surface passivation of crystalline silicon solar cells: Present and future

(2018) Jan Schmidt et al.   SOLAR ENERGY MATERIALS AND SOLAR CELLS

monoPoly™ cells: Large-area crystalline silicon solar cells with fire-through screen printed contact to doped polysilicon surfaces

(2018) Shubham Duttagupta et al.   SOLAR ENERGY MATERIALS AND SOLAR CELLS

Silicon heterojunction solar cells: Recent technological development and practical aspects - from lab to industry

(2018) Jan Haschke et al.   SOLAR ENERGY MATERIALS AND SOLAR CELLS

Crystalline Silicon Solar Cells With Coannealed Electron- and Hole-Selective SiC $_\text{x}$ Passivating Contacts

(2018) Gizem Nogay et al.   IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics

Direct Growth of III–V/Silicon Triple-Junction Solar Cells With 19.7% Efficiency

(2018) Markus Feifel et al.   IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics

Minimizing Current and Voltage Losses to Reach 25% Efficient Monolithic Two-Terminal Perovskite–Silicon Tandem Solar Cells

(2018) Kevin A. Bush et al.   ACS Energy Letters

A passivating contact for silicon solar cells formed during a single firing thermal annealing

(2018) Andrea Ingenito et al.   Nature Energy

Approaching 23% with large‐area monoPoly cells using screen‐printed and fired rear passivating contacts fabricated by inline PECVD

(2018) Naomi Nandakumar et al.   PROGRESS IN PHOTOVOLTAICS

Solar cell efficiency tables (Version 53)

(2018) Martin A. Green et al.   PROGRESS IN PHOTOVOLTAICS

High Temperature Annealing of ZnO:Al on Passivating POLO Junctions: Impact on Transparency, Conductivity, Junction Passivation, and Interface Stability

(2018) Tobias F. Wietler et al.   IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics

From Laboratory to Production: Learning Models of Efficiency and Manufacturing Cost of Industrial Crystalline Silicon and Thin-Film Photovoltaic Technologies

(2018) Yifeng Chen et al.   IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics

Metal contact recombination in monoPoly™ solar cells with screen-printed & fire-through contacts

(2018) Pradeep Padhamnath et al.   SOLAR ENERGY MATERIALS AND SOLAR CELLS

Monolithic perovskite/silicon-homojunction tandem solar cell with over 22% efficiency

(2017) YiLiang Wu et al.   Energy & Environmental Science

Influence of the transition region between p- and n-type polycrystalline silicon passivating contacts on the performance of interdigitated back contact silicon solar cells

(2017) Christian Reichel et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS

On the recombination behavior of p + -type polysilicon on oxide junctions deposited by different methods on textured and planar surfaces

(2017) Yevgeniya Larionova et al.   PHYSICA STATUS SOLIDI A-APPLICATIONS AND MATERIALS SCIENCE

Metallisation of Boron-Doped Polysilicon Layers by Screen Printed Silver Pastes

(2017) Sebastian Mack et al.   Physica Status Solidi-Rapid Research Letters

Interplay of annealing temperature and doping in hole selective rear contacts based on silicon-rich silicon-carbide thin films

(2017) Gizem Nogay et al.   SOLAR ENERGY MATERIALS AND SOLAR CELLS

Increasing the efficiency of silicon heterojunction solar cells and modules by light soaking

(2017) Eiji Kobayashi et al.   SOLAR ENERGY MATERIALS AND SOLAR CELLS

The application of poly-Si/SiO x contacts as passivated top/rear contacts in Si solar cells

(2017) Frank Feldmann et al.   SOLAR ENERGY MATERIALS AND SOLAR CELLS

n-Type Si solar cells with passivating electron contact: Identifying sources for efficiency limitations by wafer thickness and resistivity variation

(2017) Armin Richter et al.   SOLAR ENERGY MATERIALS AND SOLAR CELLS

Effects of SiOx barrier layer prepared by plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition on improvement of long-term reliability and production cost for Cu-plated amorphous Si/crystalline Si heterojunction solar cells

(2017) Daisuke Adachi et al.   SOLAR ENERGY MATERIALS AND SOLAR CELLS

Improved Optics in Monolithic Perovskite/Silicon Tandem Solar Cells with a Nanocrystalline Silicon Recombination Junction

(2017) Florent Sahli et al.   Advanced Energy Materials

Rubidium Multication Perovskite with Optimized Bandgap for Perovskite-Silicon Tandem with over 26% Efficiency

(2017) The Duong et al.   Advanced Energy Materials

A Roadmap Toward 24% Efficient PERC Solar Cells in Industrial Mass Production

(2017) Byungsul Min et al.   IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics

High-Efficiency n-Type HP mc Silicon Solar Cells

(2017) Jan Benick et al.   IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics

23.6%-efficient monolithic perovskite/silicon tandem solar cells with improved stability

(2017) Kevin A. Bush et al.   Nature Energy

Raising the one-sun conversion efficiency of III–V/Si solar cells to 32.8% for two junctions and 35.9% for three junctions

(2017) Stephanie Essig et al.   Nature Energy

Interface Optoelectronics Engineering for Mechanically Stacked Tandem Solar Cells Based on Perovskite and Silicon

(2016) Hiroyuki Kanda et al.   ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Thermal and Environmental Stability of Semi-Transparent Perovskite Solar Cells for Tandems Enabled by a Solution-Processed Nanoparticle Buffer Layer and Sputtered ITO Electrode

(2016) Kevin A. Bush et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Zinc tin oxide as high-temperature stable recombination layer for mesoscopic perovskite/silicon monolithic tandem solar cells

(2016) Jérémie Werner et al.   APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS

Monolithic perovskite/silicon-heterojunction tandem solar cells processed at low temperature

(2016) Steve Albrecht et al.   Energy & Environmental Science

Polycrystalline silicon passivated tunneling contacts for high efficiency silicon solar cells

(2016) Bill Nemeth et al.   JOURNAL OF MATERIALS RESEARCH

Large area tunnel oxide passivated rear contactn-type Si solar cells with 21.2% efficiency

(2016) Yuguo Tao et al.   PROGRESS IN PHOTOVOLTAICS

A mixed-cation lead mixed-halide perovskite absorber for tandem solar cells

(2016) D. P. McMeekin et al.   SCIENCE

Photovoltaic materials: Present efficiencies and future challenges

(2016) A. Polman et al.   SCIENCE

Passivating electron contact based on highly crystalline nanostructured silicon oxide layers for silicon solar cells

(2016) Josua Stuckelberger et al.   SOLAR ENERGY MATERIALS AND SOLAR CELLS

Working principle of carrier selective poly-Si/c-Si junctions: Is tunnelling the whole story?

(2016) R. Peibst et al.   SOLAR ENERGY MATERIALS AND SOLAR CELLS

n-Type polysilicon passivating contact for industrial bifacial n-type solar cells

(2016) M.K. Stodolny et al.   SOLAR ENERGY MATERIALS AND SOLAR CELLS

A cost roadmap for silicon heterojunction solar cells

(2016) Atse Louwen et al.   SOLAR ENERGY MATERIALS AND SOLAR CELLS

Influence of Metal–Organic Vapor Phase Epitaxy Reactor Environment on the Silicon Bulk Lifetime

(2016) Jens Ohlmann et al.   IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics

Contact Selectivity and Efficiency in Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaics

(2016) Rolf Brendel et al.   IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics

Nanocrystalline Silicon Carrier Collectors for Silicon Heterojunction Solar Cells and Impact on Low-Temperature Device Characteristics

(2016) Gizem Nogay et al.   IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics

Four-Junction Wafer-Bonded Concentrator Solar Cells

(2016) Frank Dimroth et al.   IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics

Efficient Near-Infrared-Transparent Perovskite Solar Cells Enabling Direct Comparison of 4-Terminal and Monolithic Perovskite/Silicon Tandem Cells

(2016) Jérémie Werner et al.   ACS Energy Letters

Impact of carrier recombination on fill factor for large area heterojunction crystalline silicon solar cell with 25.1% efficiency

(2015) Daisuke Adachi et al.   APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS

A 2-terminal perovskite/silicon multijunction solar cell enabled by a silicon tunnel junction

(2015) Jonathan P. Mailoa et al.   APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS

Semi-transparent perovskite solar cells for tandems with silicon and CIGS

(2015) Colin D. Bailie et al.   Energy & Environmental Science

Efficient Monolithic Perovskite/Silicon Tandem Solar Cell with Cell Area >1 cm2

(2015) Jérémie Werner et al.   Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters

Perovskite Solar Cells with Large-Area CVD-Graphene for Tandem Solar Cells

(2015) Felix Lang et al.   Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters

Organic–inorganic halide perovskite/crystalline silicon four-terminal tandem solar cells

(2015) Philipp Löper et al.   PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY CHEMICAL PHYSICS

Molybdenum and tungsten oxide: High work function wide band gap contact materials for hole selective contacts of silicon solar cells

(2015) Martin Bivour et al.   SOLAR ENERGY MATERIALS AND SOLAR CELLS

Phosphorus-diffused polysilicon contacts for solar cells

(2015) Di Yan et al.   SOLAR ENERGY MATERIALS AND SOLAR CELLS

Tunnel oxide passivated carrier-selective contacts based on ultra-thin SiO 2 layers

(2015) Anamaria Moldovan et al.   SOLAR ENERGY MATERIALS AND SOLAR CELLS

Sputtered rear electrode with broadband transparency for perovskite solar cells

(2015) Jérémie Werner et al.   SOLAR ENERGY MATERIALS AND SOLAR CELLS

Charge Carrier Separation in Solar Cells

(2015) Uli Wurfel et al.   IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics

Numerical Simulation of Carrier-Selective Electron Contacts Featuring Tunnel Oxides

(2015) H. Steinkemper et al.   IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics

The emergence of perovskite solar cells

(2014) Martin A. Green et al.   Nature Photonics

Ion implantation into amorphous Si layers to form carrier-selective contacts for Si solar cells

(2014) Frank Feldmann et al.   Physica Status Solidi-Rapid Research Letters

Recombination behavior and contact resistance of n+ and p+ poly-crystalline Si/mono-crystalline Si junctions

(2014) Udo Römer et al.   SOLAR ENERGY MATERIALS AND SOLAR CELLS

Doped Layer Optimization for Silicon Heterojunctions by Injection-Level-Dependent Open-Circuit Voltage Measurements

(2014) M. Bivour et al.   IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics

Optics and Light Trapping for Tandem Solar Cells on Silicon

(2014) Niraj N. Lal et al.   IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics

A Simple Model Describing the Symmetric $I\hbox{--}V$ Characteristics of $\hbox{p}$ Polycrystalline Si/ $\hbox{n}$ Monocrystalline Si, and $\hbox{n}$ Polycrystalline Si/$\hbox{p}$ Monocrystalline Si Junctions

(2014) Robby Peibst et al.   IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics

Achievement of More Than 25% Conversion Efficiency With Crystalline Silicon Heterojunction Solar Cell

(2014) Keiichiro Masuko et al.   IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics

Impact of the transparent conductive oxide work function on injection-dependent a-Si:H/c-Si band bending and solar cell parameters

(2013) R. Rößler et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS

Band offsets, Schottky barrier heights, and their effects on electronic devices

(2013) John Robertson   JOURNAL OF VACUUM SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY A

Passivated rear contacts for high-efficiency n-type Si solar cells providing high interface passivation quality and excellent transport characteristics

(2013) Frank Feldmann et al.   SOLAR ENERGY MATERIALS AND SOLAR CELLS

Fabrication of GaInP/GaAs//Si Solar Cells by Surface Activated Direct Wafer Bonding

(2013) Karen Derendorf et al.   IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics

Reassessment of the Limiting Efficiency for Crystalline Silicon Solar Cells

(2013) Armin Richter et al.   IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics

24.7% Record Efficiency HIT Solar Cell on Thin Silicon Wafer

(2013) Mikio Taguchi et al.   IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics

Current Losses at the Front of Silicon Heterojunction Solar Cells

(2012) Zachary C. Holman et al.   IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics

Alloying From Screen-Printed Aluminum Pastes Containing Boron Additives

(2012) Michael Rauer et al.   IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics

Models for numerical device simulations of crystalline silicon solar cells—a review

(2011) Pietro P. Altermatt   Journal of Computational Electronics

Built-in Enhancement in a-Si:H Solar Cell by Chromium Silicide Layer

(2010) Domenico Caputo et al.   IEEE ELECTRON DEVICE LETTERS

Electrical transport mechanisms in a-Si:H/c-Si heterojunction solar cells

(2010) T. F. Schulze et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS

Properties of interfaces in amorphous/crystalline silicon heterojunctions

(2010) Sara Olibet et al.   PHYSICA STATUS SOLIDI A-APPLICATIONS AND MATERIALS SCIENCE

The role of amorphous silicon and tunneling in heterojunction with intrinsic thin layer (HIT) solar cells

(2009) Ana Kanevce et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS

High efficiency n-type Si solar cells on Al2O3-passivated boron emitters

(2008) Jan Benick et al.   APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS

Advances in a-Si:H/c-Si heterojunction solar cell fabrication and characterization

(2008) L. Korte et al.   SOLAR ENERGY MATERIALS AND SOLAR CELLS