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 …

To further increase the conversion efficiency of crystalline silicon (c-Si) solar cells, it is vital to
reduce the recombination losses associated with the contacts. Therefore, a contact structure …

The development of efficient contact schemes curtailing losses due to recombination at
directly metalized contacts is the final remaining bottleneck towards approaching the …

The electricity market from renewable energies is strongly driven by the pursuit of high
energy conversion efficiency, which at present represents the most effective pathway to …

The efficiency of photovoltaic energy conversion is a decisive factor for low-cost electricity
from renewable energies. In recent years, the efficiency of crystalline silicon solar cells in …

To further increase the conversion efficiency of crystalline silicon solar cells it is vital to
reduce the recombination losses between the photoactive part of the solar cell and the metal …

A basic but comprehensive theory and terminology that applies to all different types of
contacts in silicon solar cells has, thus far, been elusive. In this paper, we show that, while …

A crystalline silicon (c-Si) solar cell with a polycrystalline silicon/SiO x (poly-Si/SiO x)
structure, incorporating both electron and hole contacts, is an attractive choice for achieving …

As photovoltaics (PVs) made out of crystalline silicon (c-Si) have become more
commonplace, the past decade has witnessed leaps and bounds in performance advances …

Of all the materials available to create carrier-selective passivating contacts for silicon solar
cells, those based on thin films of doped silicon have permitted to achieve the highest levels …