Progress and Future Prospects of Wide‐Bandgap Metal‐Compound‐Based Passivating Contacts for Silicon Solar Cells

Yttrium Fluoride-Based Electron-Selective Contacts for Crystalline Silicon Solar Cells

(2021) Zhiming Chen et al.   ACS Applied Energy Materials

Cerous Fluoride Dopant‐Free Electron‐Selective Contact for Crystalline Silicon Solar Cells

(2021) Wenxian Wang et al.   Physica Status Solidi-Rapid Research Letters

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

Interfacial Engineering of Cu2O Passivating Contact for Efficient Crystalline Silicon Solar Cells with an Al2O3 Passivation Layer

(2021) Le Li et al.   ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Doped Nickel Oxide Carrier-Selective Contact for Silicon Solar Cells

(2021) Md. Anower Hossain et al.   IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics

A novel passivating electron contact for high-performance silicon solar cells by ALD Al-doped TiO2

(2021) Ying Liu et al.   SOLAR ENERGY

Atomic-layer-deposited Al-doped zinc oxide as a passivating conductive contacting layer for n+-doped surfaces in silicon solar cells

(2021) Bart Macco et al.   SOLAR ENERGY MATERIALS AND SOLAR CELLS

Nucleation Effects in the Atomic Layer Deposition of Nickel–Aluminum Oxide Thin Films

(2020) Jon G. Baker et al.   CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS

Atomic layer deposition of Nb-doped TiO2: Dopant incorporation and effect of annealing

(2020) Wilhelmus J. H. (Willem-Jan) Berghuis et al.   JOURNAL OF VACUUM SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY A

Dopant‐Free Back‐Contacted Silicon Solar Cells with an Efficiency of 22.1%

(2020) Weiliang Wu et al.   Physica Status Solidi-Rapid Research Letters

Low-Temperature Atomic Layer Deposited Magnesium Oxide as a Passivating Electron Contact for c-Si-Based Solar Cells

(2020) Ganna Chistiakova et al.   IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics

Polymeric Electron-Selective Contact for Crystalline Silicon Solar Cells with an Efficiency Exceeding 19%

(2020) Wenbo Ji et al.   ACS Energy Letters

23.5%-efficient silicon heterojunction silicon solar cell using molybdenum oxide as hole-selective contact

(2020) Julie Dréon et al.   Nano Energy

A Highly Conductive Titanium Oxynitride Electron‐Selective Contact for Efficient Photovoltaic Devices

(2020) Xinbo Yang et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Origin of the tunable carrier selectivity of atomic-layer-deposited TiOx nanolayers in crystalline silicon solar cells

(2020) Takuya Matsui et al.   SOLAR ENERGY MATERIALS AND SOLAR CELLS

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

(2020) Martin Hermle et al.   Applied Physics Reviews

Atomic Layer Deposition of Vanadium Oxide as Hole‐Selective Contact for Crystalline Silicon Solar Cells

(2020) Xinbo Yang et al.   Advanced Electronic Materials

Improvement in the passivation quality of titanium oxide thin films by doping with tantalum

(2020) Seira Yamaguchi et al.   THIN SOLID FILMS

Dopant-Free Partial Rear Contacts Enabling 23% Silicon Solar Cells

(2019) James Bullock et al.   Advanced Energy Materials

Development of the PERC Solar Cell

(2019) Andrew Blakers   IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics

Review Article: Atomic layer deposition of doped ZnO films

(2019) Zhengning Gao et al.   JOURNAL OF VACUUM SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY A

Passivating contacts for crystalline silicon solar cells

(2019) Thomas G. Allen et al.   Nature Energy

City-level analysis of subsidy-free solar photovoltaic electricity price, profits and grid parity in China

(2019) Jinyue Yan et al.   Nature Energy

Mitigating Plasmonic Absorption Losses at Rear Electrodes in High‐Efficiency Silicon Solar Cells Using Dopant‐Free Contact Stacks

(2019) Sihua Zhong et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

21.3%-efficient n-type silicon solar cell with a full area rear TiOx/LiF/Al electron-selective contact

(2019) Wenjie Wang et al.   SOLAR ENERGY MATERIALS AND SOLAR CELLS

Solar cell efficiency tables (Version 55)

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

Contact Resistivity of the p-Type Amorphous Silicon Hole Contact in Silicon Heterojunction Solar Cells

(2019) Mehdi Leilaeioun et al.   IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics

Efficiency Roadmap for Evolutionary Upgrades of PERC Solar Cells by TOPCon: Impact of Parasitic Absorption

(2019) Christoph Messmer et al.   IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics

Chromium Trioxide Hole-Selective Heterocontacts for Silicon Solar Cells

(2018) Wenjie Lin et al.   ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Over 16.7% Efficiency Organic-Silicon Heterojunction Solar Cells with Solution-Processed Dopant-Free Contacts for Both Polarities

(2018) Jian He et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

Carrier-selective interlayer materials for silicon solar cell contacts

(2018) Muyu Xue et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS

Atomic-layer deposited Nb 2 O 5 as transparent passivating electron contact for c-Si solar cells

(2018) Bart Macco et al.   SOLAR ENERGY MATERIALS AND SOLAR CELLS

Carrier population control and surface passivation in solar cells

(2018) Andres Cuevas et al.   SOLAR ENERGY MATERIALS AND SOLAR CELLS

Dual Functional Electron-Selective Contacts Based on Silicon Oxide/Magnesium: Tailoring Heterointerface Band Structures while Maintaining Surface Passivation

(2018) Hui Tong et al.   Advanced Energy Materials

Tantalum Nitride Electron-Selective Contact for Crystalline Silicon Solar Cells

(2018) Xinbo Yang et al.   Advanced Energy Materials

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

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

Interdigitated back-contacted crystalline silicon solar cells with low-temperature dopant-free selective contacts

(2018) G. Masmitjà et al.   Journal of Materials Chemistry A

Atomic-layer-deposited AZO outperforms ITO in high-efficiency polymer solar cells

(2018) Zhipeng Kan et al.   Journal of Materials Chemistry A

16% efficient silicon/organic heterojunction solar cells using narrow band-gap conjugated polyelectrolytes based low resistance electron-selective contacts

(2018) Jian He et al.   Nano Energy

Stable Dopant-Free Asymmetric Heterocontact Silicon Solar Cells with Efficiencies above 20%

(2018) James Bullock et al.   ACS Energy Letters

Surface passivation of crystalline silicon solar cells: Present and future

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

Modulation-doped ZnO as high performance electron-selective layer for efficient silicon heterojunction solar cells

(2018) Zilei Wang et al.   Nano Energy

Evaluating the factors that led to low-priced solar electricity projects in the Middle East

(2018) Harry Apostoleris et al.   Nature Energy

Improvement in open circuit voltage of n-ZnO/p-Si solar cell by using amorphous-ZnO at the interface

(2017) Babar Hussain   PROGRESS IN PHOTOVOLTAICS

Industrially feasible, dopant-free, carrier-selective contacts for high-efficiency silicon solar cells

(2017) Xinbo Yang et al.   PROGRESS IN PHOTOVOLTAICS

Exceeding conversion efficiency of 26% by heterojunction interdigitated back contact solar cell with thin film Si technology

(2017) Kunta Yoshikawa et al.   SOLAR ENERGY MATERIALS AND SOLAR CELLS

A Low Resistance Calcium/Reduced Titania Passivated Contact for High Efficiency Crystalline Silicon Solar Cells

(2017) Thomas G. Allen et al.   Advanced Energy Materials

High Efficiency (>17%) Si-Organic Hybrid Solar Cells by Simultaneous Structural, Electrical, and Interfacial Engineering via Low-Temperature Processes

(2017) Sung-Soo Yoon et al.   Advanced Energy Materials

Doping-Free Asymmetrical Silicon Heterocontact Achieved by Integrating Conjugated Molecules for High Efficient Solar Cell

(2017) Jiawei Liu et al.   Advanced Energy Materials

Hole-Selective Electron-Blocking Copper Oxide Contact for Silicon Solar Cells

(2017) Pramod Ravindra et al.   IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics

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

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

V2Ox-based hole-selective contacts for c-Si interdigitated back-contacted solar cells

(2017) Gerard Masmitjà et al.   Journal of Materials Chemistry A

Silicon solar cells with bifacial metal oxides carrier selective layers

(2017) Fengyou Wang et al.   Nano Energy

Transparent Electrodes for Efficient Optoelectronics

(2017) Monica Morales-Masis et al.   Advanced Electronic Materials

Tantalum Oxide Electron-Selective Heterocontacts for Silicon Photovoltaics and Photoelectrochemical Water Reduction

(2017) Yimao Wan et al.   ACS Energy Letters

Magnesium Fluoride Electron-Selective Contacts for Crystalline Silicon Solar Cells

(2016) Yimao Wan et al.   ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

High-Performance TiO2-Based Electron-Selective Contacts for Crystalline Silicon Solar Cells

(2016) Xinbo Yang et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Recent Developments in p-Type Oxide Semiconductor Materials and Devices

(2016) Zhenwei Wang et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

A magnesium/amorphous silicon passivating contact for n-type crystalline silicon solar cells

(2016) Yimao Wan et al.   APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS

Front surface field formation for majority carriers by functional p-NiO layer employed Si solar cell

(2016) Dipal B. Patel et al.   APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS

Tuning back contact property via artificial interface dipoles in Si/organic hybrid solar cells

(2016) Dan Wang et al.   APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS

Characterization of ALD Processed Gallium Doped TiO2 Hole Blocking Layer in an Inverted Organic Solar Cell

(2016) Eun Ju Lee et al.   JOURNAL OF ELECTRONIC MATERIALS

Oxygen vacancies in tungsten oxide and their influence on tungsten oxide/silicon heterojunction solar cells

(2016) Mathias Mews et al.   SOLAR ENERGY MATERIALS AND SOLAR CELLS

Titanium oxide: A re-emerging optical and passivating material for silicon solar cells

(2016) Jie Cui et al.   SOLAR ENERGY MATERIALS AND SOLAR CELLS

Silicon heterojunction solar cells with electron selective TiOx contact

(2016) Xinbo Yang et al.   SOLAR ENERGY MATERIALS AND SOLAR CELLS

Transition metal oxides as hole-selective contacts in silicon heterojunctions solar cells

(2016) Luis G. Gerling et al.   SOLAR ENERGY MATERIALS AND SOLAR CELLS

Lithium Fluoride Based Electron Contacts for High Efficiency n-Type Crystalline Silicon Solar Cells

(2016) James Bullock et al.   Advanced Energy Materials

Conductive and Stable Magnesium Oxide Electron-Selective Contacts for Efficient Silicon Solar Cells

(2016) Yimao Wan et al.   Advanced Energy Materials

Contact Selectivity and Efficiency in Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaics

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

Efficient silicon solar cells with dopant-free asymmetric heterocontacts

(2016) James Bullock et al.   Nature Energy

Improved PEDOT:PSS/c-Si hybrid solar cell using inverted structure and effective passivation

(2016) Xisheng Zhang et al.   Scientific Reports

A Low-Temperature, Solution-Processable, Cu-Doped Nickel Oxide Hole-Transporting Layer via the Combustion Method for High-Performance Thin-Film Perovskite Solar Cells

(2015) Jae Woong Jung et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

22.5% efficient silicon heterojunction solar cell with molybdenum oxide hole collector

(2015) Jonas Geissbühler et al.   APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS

Low-Temperature Synthesis of a TiO2/Si Heterojunction

(2015) Girija Sahasrabudhe et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Low-temperature atomic layer deposition of MoOxfor silicon heterojunction solar cells

(2015) B. Macco et al.   Physica Status Solidi-Rapid Research Letters

Investigation of selective junctions using a newly developed tunnel current model for solar cell applications

(2015) R. Varache et al.   SOLAR ENERGY MATERIALS AND SOLAR CELLS

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

Charge Carrier Separation in Solar Cells

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

Proof-of-Concept p-Type Silicon Solar Cells With Molybdenum Oxide Local Rear Contacts

(2015) James Bullock et al.   IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics

Excellent c-Si surface passivation by low-temperature atomic layer deposited titanium oxide

(2014) Baochen Liao et al.   APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS

Silicon heterojunction solar cell with passivated hole selective MoOx contact

(2014) Corsin Battaglia et al.   APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS

Molybdenum oxide MoOx: A versatile hole contact for silicon solar cells

(2014) James Bullock et al.   APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS

Hole Selective MoOx Contact for Silicon Solar Cells

(2014) Corsin Battaglia et al.   NANO LETTERS

Hole-blocking titanium-oxide/silicon heterojunction and its application to photovoltaics

(2013) Sushobhan Avasthi et al.   APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS

Enhanced Doping Efficiency of Al-Doped ZnO by Atomic Layer Deposition Using Dimethylaluminum Isopropoxide as an Alternative Aluminum Precursor

(2013) Y. Wu et al.   CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS

Silicon heterojunction rear emitter solar cells: Less restrictions on the optoelectrical properties of front side TCOs

(2013) Martin Bivour et al.   SOLAR ENERGY MATERIALS AND SOLAR CELLS

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

Heterojunction with Organic Thin Layers on Silicon for Record Efficiency Hybrid Solar Cells

(2013) Yunfang Zhang et al.   Advanced Energy Materials

Thin-film metal oxides in organic semiconductor devices: their electronic structures, work functions and interfaces

(2013) Mark T Greiner et al.   NPG Asia Materials

Reassessment of the Limiting Efficiency for Crystalline Silicon Solar Cells

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

Transition Metal Oxides for Organic Electronics: Energetics, Device Physics and Applications

(2012) Jens Meyer et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

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

Electronic structure of Vanadium pentoxide: An efficient hole injector for organic electronic materials

(2011) J. Meyer et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS

Tandem colloidal quantum dot solar cells employing a graded recombination layer

(2011) Xihua Wang et al.   Nature Photonics

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

(2008) Jan Benick et al.   APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS