On the chances and challenges of combining electron‐collecting n POLO and hole‐collecting Al‐ p + contacts in highly efficient p ‐type c‐Si solar cells

Simulation-based roadmap for the integration of poly-silicon on oxide contacts into screen-printed crystalline silicon solar cells

(2021) Christian N. Kruse et al.   Scientific Reports

Fully screen‐printed silicon solar cells with local Al‐p + and n‐type POLO interdigitated back contacts with a V OC of 716 mV and an efficiency of 23%

(2021) Felix Haase et al.   PROGRESS IN PHOTOVOLTAICS

Contacting a single nanometer‐sized pinhole in the interfacial oxide of a poly‐silicon on oxide (POLO) solar cell junction

(2021) Paul Bayerl et al.   PROGRESS IN PHOTOVOLTAICS

Design rules for high-efficiency both-sides-contacted silicon solar cells with balanced charge carrier transport and recombination losses

(2021) Armin Richter et al.   Nature Energy

Still in the game

(2021) Robby Peibst   Nature Energy

Solar cell efficiency tables (Version 58)

(2021) Martin A. Green et al.   PROGRESS IN PHOTOVOLTAICS

Temperature-dependent performance of silicon solar cells with polysilicon passivating contacts

(2021) Anh Huy Tuan Le et al.   SOLAR ENERGY MATERIALS AND SOLAR CELLS

Impact of Local Back-Surface-Field Thickness Variation on Performance of PERC Solar Cells

(2021) Byungsul Min et al.   IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics

Changes in hydrogen concentration and defect state density at the poly-Si/SiOx/c-Si interface due to firing

(2021) Christina Hollemann et al.   SOLAR ENERGY MATERIALS AND SOLAR CELLS

Mechanisms of charge carrier transport in polycrystalline silicon passivating contacts

(2021) L. Galleni et al.   SOLAR ENERGY MATERIALS AND SOLAR CELLS

Evolutionary PERC+ solar cell efficiency projection towards 24% evaluating shadow-mask-deposited poly-Si fingers below the Ag front contact as next improvement step

(2020) Thorsten Dullweber et al.   SOLAR ENERGY MATERIALS AND SOLAR CELLS

Modeling recombination and contact resistance of poly‐Si junctions

(2020) Nils Folchert et al.   PROGRESS IN PHOTOVOLTAICS

On the hydrogenation of Poly-Si passivating contacts by Al2O3 and SiN thin films

(2020) Bas W.H. van de Loo et al.   SOLAR ENERGY MATERIALS AND SOLAR CELLS

A 22.3% Efficient p‐Type Back Junction Solar Cell with an Al‐Printed Front‐Side Grid and a Passivating n + ‐Type Polysilicon on Oxide Contact at the Rear Side

(2020) Byungsul Min et al.   Solar RRL

Effect of Surface Texture on Pinhole Formation in SiOx-Based Passivated Contacts for High-Performance Silicon Solar Cells

(2020) Harvey Guthrey et al.   ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

The race for the best silicon bottom cell: Efficiency and cost evaluation of perovskite–silicon tandem solar cells

(2020) Christoph Messmer et al.   PROGRESS IN PHOTOVOLTAICS

Progress in screen-printed metallization of industrial solar cells with SiOx/poly-Si passivating contacts

(2020) Pradeep Padhamnath et al.   SOLAR ENERGY MATERIALS AND SOLAR CELLS

716 mV Open‐Circuit Voltage with Fully Screen‐Printed p ‐Type Back Junction Solar Cells Featuring an Aluminum Front Grid and a Passivating Polysilicon on Oxide Contact at the Rear Side

(2020) Byungsul Min et al.   Solar RRL

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

(2019) Christina Hollemann et al.   PROGRESS IN PHOTOVOLTAICS

Understanding the charge transport mechanisms through ultrathin SiOx layers in passivated contacts for high-efficiency silicon solar cells

(2019) Abhijit S. Kale et al.   APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS

24.58% total area efficiency of screen-printed, large area industrial silicon solar cells with the tunnel oxide passivated contacts (i-TOPCon) design

(2019) Daming Chen et al.   SOLAR ENERGY MATERIALS AND SOLAR CELLS

Temperature-dependent contact resistance of carrier selective Poly-Si on oxide junctions

(2018) N. Folchert et al.   SOLAR ENERGY MATERIALS AND SOLAR CELLS

Charge carrier transport mechanisms of passivating contacts studied by temperature-dependent J-V measurements

(2018) Frank Feldmann 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

Perimeter Recombination in 25%-Efficient IBC Solar Cells With Passivating POLO Contacts for Both Polarities

(2018) Felix Haase et al.   IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics

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

From PERC to Tandem: POLO- and p+/n+ Poly-Si Tunneling Junction as Interface Between Bottom and Top Cell

(2018) Robby Peibst et al.   IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics

The impact of silicon solar cell architecture and cell interconnection on energy yield in hot & sunny climates

(2017) Jan Haschke et al.   Energy & Environmental Science

A simple method for pinhole detection in carrier selective POLO-junctions for high efficiency silicon solar cells

(2017) D. Tetzlaff et al.   SOLAR ENERGY MATERIALS AND SOLAR CELLS

Realistic efficiency potential of next-generation industrial Czochralski-grown silicon solar cells after deactivation of the boron-oxygen-related defect center

(2016) Dominic C. Walter et al.   PROGRESS IN PHOTOVOLTAICS

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

(2016) Yuguo Tao et al.   PROGRESS IN PHOTOVOLTAICS

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

Industrial Silicon Solar Cells Applying the Passivated Emitter and Rear Cell (PERC) Concept—A Review

(2016) Thorsten Dullweber et al.   IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics

PERC+: industrial PERC solar cells with rear Al grid enabling bifaciality and reduced Al paste consumption

(2015) Thorsten Dullweber et al.   PROGRESS IN PHOTOVOLTAICS

Ion Implantation for Poly-Si Passivated Back-Junction Back-Contacted Solar Cells

(2015) Udo Romer et al.   IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics

On effective surface recombination parameters

(2014) Keith R. McIntosh et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS

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

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

Toward the Practical Limits of Silicon Solar Cells

(2014) David D. Smith et al.   IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics

Misconceptions and Misnomers in Solar Cells

(2013) Andres Cuevas et al.   IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics

A Free and Fast Three-Dimensional/Two-Dimensional Solar Cell Simulator Featuring Conductive Boundary and Quasi-Neutrality Approximations

(2012) Andreas Fell   IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON ELECTRON DEVICES

Improved quantitative description of Auger recombination in crystalline silicon

(2012) Armin Richter et al.   PHYSICAL REVIEW B

Modeling solar cells with the dopant-diffused layers treated as conductive boundaries

(2010) Rolf Brendel   PROGRESS IN PHOTOVOLTAICS