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

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 …

Carrier selective passivating contacts are emerging as pivotal research interests to boost the
life of solar cells based on semiconductors like silicon. These contact schemes target the …

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 global photovoltaic (PV) market is dominated by crystalline silicon (c-Si) based
technologies with heavily doped, directly metallized contacts. Recombination of photo …

Carrier-selective crystalline silicon heterojunction (SHJ) solar cells have already reached
superior lab-scale efficiencies. Besides judicious wafer thickness design, the optimal choice …

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 …

Solar photovoltaics (PV) are poised to be crucial in limiting global warming by replacing
traditional fossil fuel generation. Within the PV community, crystalline silicon (c‐Si) solar …

This chapter investigates the advancement of low‐temperature deposited transition metal
oxides (TMOs) in passivating contact for crystalline silicon (c–Si) solar cells. It addresses the …

Defect state passivation and conductivity of materials are always in opposition; thus, it is
unlikely for one material to possess both excellent carrier transport and defect state …