Engineering solar cells based on correlative X-ray microscopy

Stability Limits and Defect Dynamics in Ag Nanoparticles Probed by Bragg Coherent Diffractive Imaging

(2017) Y. Liu et al.   NANO LETTERS

Nano-XRF Analysis of Metal Impurities Distribution at PL Active Grain Boundaries During mc-Silicon Solar Cell Processing

(2017) Simone Bernardini et al.   IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics

Charge Collection in Hybrid Perovskite Solar Cells: Relation to the Nanoscale Elemental Distribution

(2017) Michael Stuckelberger et al.   IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics

Grain engineering: How nanoscale inhomogeneities can control charge collection in solar cells

(2017) Bradley M. West et al.   Nano Energy

X-ray fluorescence at nanoscale resolution for multicomponent layered structures: a solar cell case study

(2017) Bradley M. West et al.   JOURNAL OF SYNCHROTRON RADIATION

Synchrotron-based investigation of transition-metal getterability in n-type multicrystalline silicon

(2016) Ashley E. Morishige et al.   APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS

Development and characterization of monolithic multilayer Laue lens nanofocusing optics

(2016) E. Nazaretski et al.   APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS

Spatially Heterogeneous Chlorine Incorporation in Organic–Inorganic Perovskite Solar Cells

(2016) Yanqi Luo et al.   CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS

Solar cell efficiency tables (version 49)

(2016) Martin A. Green et al.   PROGRESS IN PHOTOVOLTAICS

Diffusion length and grain boundary recombination activity determination by means of induced current methods

(2016) Yana Shabelnikova et al.   SUPERLATTICES AND MICROSTRUCTURES

Re-assessment of net energy production and greenhouse gas emissions avoidance after 40 years of photovoltaics development

(2016) Atse Louwen et al.   Nature Communications

Facet-dependent photovoltaic efficiency variations in single grains of hybrid halide perovskite

(2016) Sibel Y. Leblebici et al.   Nature Energy

Selecting tandem partners for silicon solar cells

(2016) Zhengshan (Jason) Yu et al.   Nature Energy

Impact of Film Stoichiometry on the Ionization Energy and Electronic Structure of CH3NH3PbI3Perovskites

(2015) Jennifer Emara et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Synchrotron-based analysis of chromium distributions in multicrystalline silicon for solar cells

(2015) Mallory Ann Jensen et al.   APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS

Full potential of radial junction Si thin film solar cells with advanced junction materials and design

(2015) Shengyi Qian et al.   APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS

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(2015) Joel Jean et al.   Energy & Environmental Science

X-ray spectroscopy of energy materials under in situ / operando conditions

(2015) Ethan J. Crumlin et al.   JOURNAL OF ELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY AND RELATED PHENOMENA

Benefit of Grain Boundaries in Organic–Inorganic Halide Planar Perovskite Solar Cells

(2015) Jae S. Yun et al.   Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters

Nanowire Perovskite Solar Cell

(2015) Jeong-Hyeok Im et al.   NANO LETTERS

Development of an in situ temperature stage for synchrotron X-ray spectromicroscopy

(2015) R. Chakraborty et al.   REVIEW OF SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS

Topological defect dynamics in operando battery nanoparticles

(2015) A. Ulvestad et al.   SCIENCE

Impact of microstructure on local carrier lifetime in perovskite solar cells

(2015) D. W. de Quilettes et al.   SCIENCE

Sputtered rear electrode with broadband transparency for perovskite solar cells

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

Exploring Single Semiconductor Nanowires with a Multimodal Hard X-ray Nanoprobe

(2014) Gema Martínez-Criado et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Chloride in Lead Chloride-Derived Organo-Metal Halides for Perovskite-Absorber Solar Cells

(2014) Eva L. Unger et al.   CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS

Studying stacking faults in SiC by the XBIC method using a laboratory X-ray source

(2014) M. V. Grigoriev et al.   Journal of Surface Investigation-X-Ray Synchrotron and Neutron Techniques

Elemental Fingerprinting of Materials with Sensitivity at the Atomic Limit

(2014) Nozomi Shirato et al.   NANO LETTERS

Phase Separation in Single InxGa1–xN Nanowires Revealed through a Hard X-ray Synchrotron Nanoprobe

(2014) J. Segura-Ruiz et al.   NANO LETTERS

Printing-based assembly of quadruple-junction four-terminal microscale solar cells and their use in high-efficiency modules

(2014) Xing Sheng et al.   NATURE MATERIALS

The promise and challenge of nanostructured solar cells

(2014) Matthew C. Beard et al.   Nature Nanotechnology

Structural order in single Co-implanted ZnO nanowires

(2014) M. H. Chu et al.   PHYSICA STATUS SOLIDI A-APPLICATIONS AND MATERIALS SCIENCE

Sorting Metrics for Customized Phosphorus Diffusion Gettering

(2014) Jasmin Hofstetter et al.   IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics

Prediction of Electron Energies in Metal Oxides

(2013) Aron Walsh et al.   ACCOUNTS OF CHEMICAL RESEARCH

Local melting in silicon driven by retrograde solubility

(2013) D.P. Fenning et al.   ACTA MATERIALIA

Local lattice distortions in single Co-implanted ZnO nanowires

(2013) M. H. Chu et al.   APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS

Detection and role of trace impurities in high-performance organic solar cells

(2013) Maxim P. Nikiforov et al.   Energy & Environmental Science

Improved iron gettering of contaminated multicrystalline silicon by high-temperature phosphorus diffusion

(2013) D. P. Fenning et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS

Synchrotron nanoimaging of single In-rich InGaN nanowires

(2013) J. Segura-Ruiz et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS

Precipitated iron: A limit on gettering efficacy in multicrystalline silicon

(2013) D. P. Fenning et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS

Optimization of the scanning process in the X-ray-beam-induced current method

(2013) R. R. Fakhrtdinov et al.   Journal of Surface Investigation-X-Ray Synchrotron and Neutron Techniques

Rate of generation of nonequilibrium charge carriers by a focused X-ray beam

(2013) Ya. L. Shabel’nikova et al.   Journal of Surface Investigation-X-Ray Synchrotron and Neutron Techniques

A Next-Generation Hard X-Ray Nanoprobe Beamline for In Situ Studies of Energy Materials and Devices

(2013) Jörg Maser et al.   METALLURGICAL AND MATERIALS TRANSACTIONS A-PHYSICAL METALLURGY AND MATERIALS SCIENCE

Single-nanowire solar cells beyond the Shockley–Queisser limit

(2013) Peter Krogstrup et al.   Nature Photonics

InP Nanowire Array Solar Cells Achieving 13.8% Efficiency by Exceeding the Ray Optics Limit

(2013) J. Wallentin et al.   SCIENCE

Rare materials for photovoltaics: Recent tellurium price fluctuations and availability from copper refining

(2013) Martin A. Green   SOLAR ENERGY MATERIALS AND SOLAR CELLS

Coherent diffraction imaging of nanoscale strain evolution in a single crystal under high pressure

(2013) Wenge Yang et al.   Nature Communications

The Comparison of (Ag,Cu)(In,Ga)Se$_{\bf 2}$ and Cu(In,Ga)Se$_{\bf 2}$ Thin Films Deposited by Three-Stage Coevaporation

(2013) Lei Chen et al.   IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics

The Bionanoprobe: hard X-ray fluorescence nanoprobe with cryogenic capabilities

(2013) S. Chen et al.   JOURNAL OF SYNCHROTRON RADIATION

SIMS imaging of the nanoworld: applications in science and technology

(2012) Mathias Senoner et al.   JOURNAL OF ANALYTICAL ATOMIC SPECTROMETRY

Comparison between the EBIC and XBIC contrasts of dislocations and grain boundaries

(2012) Ya. L. Shabel’nikova et al.   Journal of Surface Investigation-X-Ray Synchrotron and Neutron Techniques

Synchrotron microanalysis techniques applied to potential photovoltaic materials

(2012) Julie Villanova et al.   JOURNAL OF SYNCHROTRON RADIATION

A hard X-ray nanoprobe beamline for nanoscale microscopy

(2012) Robert P. Winarski et al.   JOURNAL OF SYNCHROTRON RADIATION

Probing Quantum Confinement within Single Core–Multishell Nanowires

(2012) Gema Martínez-Criado et al.   NANO LETTERS

Polarized X-ray scattering reveals non-crystalline orientational ordering in organic films

(2012) B. A. Collins et al.   NATURE MATERIALS

Global overview on grid-parity

(2012) Christian Breyer et al.   PROGRESS IN PHOTOVOLTAICS

Electronic properties of Cu(In,Ga)Se2solar cells on stainless steel foils without diffusion barrier

(2012) F. Pianezzi et al.   PROGRESS IN PHOTOVOLTAICS

Calculating the extended defect contrast for the X-ray-beam-induced current method

(2012) Ya. L. Shabel’nikova et al.   TECHNICAL PHYSICS LETTERS

The Importance of Fullerene Percolation in the Mixed Regions of Polymer-Fullerene Bulk Heterojunction Solar Cells

(2012) Jonathan A. Bartelt et al.   Advanced Energy Materials

Real-Time Investigation of Crystallization and Phase-Segregation Dynamics in P3HT:PCBM Solar Cells During Thermal Annealing

(2011) Tiziano Agostinelli et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

Stability of Polymer Solar Cells

(2011) Mikkel Jørgensen et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Iron distribution in silicon after solar cell processing: Synchrotron analysis and predictive modeling

(2011) D. P. Fenning et al.   APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS

Nanoprobe X-ray fluorescence characterization of defects in large-area solar cells

(2011) M. I. Bertoni et al.   Energy & Environmental Science

In situ analysis of elemental depth distributions in thin films by combined evaluation of synchrotron x-ray fluorescence and diffraction

(2011) R. Mainz et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS

Miscibility, Crystallinity, and Phase Development in P3HT/PCBM Solar Cells: Toward an Enlightened Understanding of Device Morphology and Stability

(2011) Brian A. Collins et al.   Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters

Drastic Control of Texture in a High Performance n-Type Polymeric Semiconductor and Implications for Charge Transport

(2011) Jonathan Rivnay et al.   MACROMOLECULES

Dynamics of Crystallization and Disorder during Annealing of P3HT/PCBM Bulk Heterojunctions

(2011) Samuele Lilliu et al.   MACROMOLECULES

Synchrotron-based microprobe investigation of impurities in raw quartz-bearing and carbon-bearing feedstock materials for photovoltaic applications

(2011) Sarah Bernardis et al.   PROGRESS IN PHOTOVOLTAICS

Peak External Photocurrent Quantum Efficiency Exceeding 100% via MEG in a Quantum Dot Solar Cell

(2011) O. E. Semonin et al.   SCIENCE

What limits the efficiency of chalcopyrite solar cells?

(2011) Susanne Siebentritt   SOLAR ENERGY MATERIALS AND SOLAR CELLS

Combining scanning tunneling microscopy and synchrotron radiation for high-resolution imaging and spectroscopy with chemical, electronic, and magnetic contrast

(2011) M.L. Cummings et al.   ULTRAMICROSCOPY

Morphology-Dependent Trap Formation in High Performance Polymer Bulk Heterojunction Solar Cells

(2011) Zach M. Beiley et al.   Advanced Energy Materials

The ISOS-3 inter-laboratory collaboration focused on the stability of a variety of organic photovoltaic devices

(2011) David M. Tanenbaum et al.   RSC Advances

Retrograde Melting and Internal Liquid Gettering in Silicon

(2010) Steve Hudelson et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Subgrain size inhomogeneities in the luminescence spectra of thin film chalcopyrites

(2010) Levent Gütay et al.   APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS

Ptychographic X-ray computed tomography at the nanoscale

(2010) Martin Dierolf et al.   NATURE

Nanoscale X-ray imaging

(2010) Anne Sakdinawat et al.   Nature Photonics

Impurity-to-efficiency simulator: predictive simulation of silicon solar cell performance based on iron content and distribution

(2010) J. Hofstetter et al.   PROGRESS IN PHOTOVOLTAICS

Influence of defect type on hydrogen passivation efficacy in multicrystalline silicon solar cells

(2010) M.I. Bertoni et al.   PROGRESS IN PHOTOVOLTAICS

XBIC/μ-XRF/μ-XAS analysis of metals precipitation in block-cast solar silicon

(2009) M. Trushin et al.   NUCLEAR INSTRUMENTS & METHODS IN PHYSICS RESEARCH SECTION B-BEAM INTERACTIONS WITH MATERIALS AND ATOMS

Synchrotron-based investigation of iron precipitation in multicrystalline silicon

(2009) W. Seifert et al.   SUPERLATTICES AND MICROSTRUCTURES

Coupled tomography and distinct-element-method approach to exploring the granular media microstructure in a jamming hourglass

(2008) M. Tsukahara et al.   PHYSICAL REVIEW E