Status and perspectives of crystalline silicon photovoltaics in research and industry

C Ballif, FJ Haug, M Boccard, PJ Verlinden… - Nature Reviews …, 2022 - nature.com
Crystalline silicon (c-Si) photovoltaics has long been considered energy intensive and
costly. Over the past decades, spectacular improvements along the manufacturing chain …

High-efficiency silicon heterojunction solar cells: materials, devices and applications

Y Liu, Y Li, Y Wu, G Yang, L Mazzarella… - Materials Science and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Photovoltaic (PV) technology offers an economic and sustainable solution to the challenge
of increasing energy demand in times of global warming. The world PV market is currently …

Silicon heterojunction solar cells with up to 26.81% efficiency achieved by electrically optimized nanocrystalline-silicon hole contact layers

H Lin, M Yang, X Ru, G Wang, S Yin, F Peng, C Hong… - Nature Energy, 2023 - nature.com
Silicon heterojunction (SHJ) solar cells have reached high power conversion efficiency
owing to their effective passivating contact structures. Improvements in the optoelectronic …

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

J Dréon, Q Jeangros, J Cattin, J Haschke, L Antognini… - Nano Energy, 2020 - Elsevier
Interest in silicon heterojunction solar cells is growing due to their manufacturing simplicity
and record efficiencies. However, a significant limitation of these devices still stems from …

25.11% efficiency silicon heterojunction solar cell with low deposition rate intrinsic amorphous silicon buffer layers

X Ru, M Qu, J Wang, T Ruan, M Yang, F Peng… - Solar energy materials …, 2020 - Elsevier
Here we report a certified efficiency of up to 25.11% for silicon heterojunction (SHJ) solar
cells on a full size n-type M2 monocrystalline-silicon (c-Si) wafer (total area, 244.5 cm 2). An …

Progress in passivating selective contacts for heterojunction silicon solar cells

Y Zhang, T Shi, L Duan, B Hoex, Z Tang - Nano Energy, 2024 - Elsevier
Photovoltaic (PV) technology, particularly silicon solar cells (SSCs), has emerged as a key
player in meeting this demand due to its mature technology, prolonged stability, non-toxicity …

A route towards high‐efficiency silicon heterojunction solar cells

W Duan, A Lambertz, K Bittkau, D Qiu… - Progress in …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
In this work, we propose a route to achieve a certified efficiency of up to 24.51% for silicon
heterojunction (SHJ) solar cell on a full‐size n‐type M2 monocrystalline‐silicon Cz wafer …

Nanocrystalline silicon thin film growth and application for silicon heterojunction solar cells: a short review

M Sharma, J Panigrahi, VK Komarala - Nanoscale Advances, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Doped nanocrystalline silicon (nc-Si: H) thin films offer improved carrier transport
characteristics and reduced parasitic absorption compared to amorphous silicon (a-Si: H) …

A Review: Application of Doped Hydrogenated Nanocrystalline Silicon Oxide in High Efficiency Solar Cell Devices

D Qiu, A Lambertz, W Duan, L Mazzarella… - Advanced …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Due to the unique microstructure of hydrogenated nanocrystalline silicon oxide (nc‐SiOx: H),
the optoelectronic properties of this material can be tuned over a wide range, which makes it …

Very thin (56 μm) silicon heterojunction solar cells with an efficiency of 23.3% and an open‐circuit voltage of 754 mV

H Sai, H Umishio, T Matsui - Solar RRL, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The silicon heterojunction (SHJ) is a crystalline silicon (c‐Si) solar cell device architecture
capable of achieving high efficiencies due to excellent surface passivation realized by …