With a global market share of about 90%, crystalline silicon is by far the most important
photovoltaic technology today. This article reviews the dynamic field of crystalline silicon …

Silicon heterojunction solar cells consist of thin amorphous silicon layers deposited on
crystalline silicon wafers. This design enables energy conversion efficiencies above 20% at …

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 …

The crystalline silicon heterojunction structure adopted in photovoltaic modules
commercialized as Panasonic's HIT has significantly reduced recombination loss, resulting …

A salient characteristic of solar cells is their ability to subject photo-generated electrons and
holes to pathways of asymmetrical conductivity—'assisting'them towards their respective …

A new record conversion efficiency of 24.7% was attained at the research level by using a
heterojunction with intrinsic thin-layer structure of practical size (101.8 cm 2, total area) at a …

Light-induced photocarrier generation is an essential process in all solar cells, including
organic-inorganic hybrid (CH 3 NH 3 PbI 3) solar cells, which exhibit a high short-circuit …

The current losses due to parasitic absorption in the indium tin oxide (ITO) and amorphous
silicon (a-Si: H) layers at the front of silicon heterojunction solar cells are isolated and …

Tandem solar cells are promising for overcoming the theoretical single junction solar cell
efficiency limit. Here we report an elegant approach to monolithically integrate perovskites …

As an initial investigation into the current and potential economics of one of today's most
widely deployed photovoltaic technologies, we have engaged in a detailed analysis of …