High-efficiency crystalline silicon solar cells: status and perspectives
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 …
photovoltaic technology today. This article reviews the dynamic field of crystalline silicon …
Point defect engineering in thin-film solar cells
Control of defect processes in photovoltaic materials is essential for realizing high-efficiency
solar cells and related optoelectronic devices. Native defects and extrinsic dopants tune the …
solar cells and related optoelectronic devices. Native defects and extrinsic dopants tune the …
Inverted perovskite solar cells with over 2,000 h operational stability at 85° C using fixed charge passivation
Y Yang, S Cheng, X Zhu, S Li, Z Zheng, K Zhao, L Ji… - Nature Energy, 2024 - nature.com
High-quality defect passivation at perovskite/charge extraction layer heterojunctions in
perovskite solar cells is critical to solar device operation. Here we report a …
perovskite solar cells is critical to solar device operation. Here we report a …
Black silicon: fabrication methods, properties and solar energy applications
Black silicon (BSi) represents a very active research area in renewable energy materials.
The rise of BSi as a focus of study for its fundamental properties and potentially lucrative …
The rise of BSi as a focus of study for its fundamental properties and potentially lucrative …
Dielectric surface passivation for silicon solar cells: A review
Silicon wafer solar cells continue to be the leading photovoltaic technology, and in many
places are now providing a substantial portion of electricity generation. Further adoption of …
places are now providing a substantial portion of electricity generation. Further adoption of …
Improved quantitative description of Auger recombination in crystalline silicon
An accurate quantitative description of the Auger recombination rate in silicon as a function
of the dopant density and the carrier injection level is important to understand the physics of …
of the dopant density and the carrier injection level is important to understand the physics of …
Status and prospects of Al2O3-based surface passivation schemes for silicon solar cells
G Dingemans, WMM Kessels - … of Vacuum Science & Technology A, 2012 - pubs.aip.org
The reduction in electronic recombination losses by the passivation of silicon surfaces is a
critical enabler for high-efficiency solar cells. In 2006, aluminum oxide (Al 2 O 3) nanolayers …
critical enabler for high-efficiency solar cells. In 2006, aluminum oxide (Al 2 O 3) nanolayers …
Interface engineering for modulation of charge carrier behavior in ZnO photoelectrochemical water splitting
Photoelectrochemical water splitting via consumption of solar energy is considered an
alternative approach to address both fossil resource and global warming issues. On the …
alternative approach to address both fossil resource and global warming issues. On the …
Integrating photocatalysis and thermocatalysis to enable efficient CO2 reforming of methane on Pt supported CeO2 with Zn doping and atomic layer deposited MgO …
CO 2 reforming or dry reforming of methane (DRM) produces syngas with a low carbon
footprint, but the efficiency and stability of DRM remains a challenge. Herein, we report an …
footprint, but the efficiency and stability of DRM remains a challenge. Herein, we report an …
Cd-Free Cu 2 ZnSnS 4 solar cell with an efficiency greater than 10% enabled by Al 2 O 3 passivation layers
Environmentally friendly earth-abundant Cd-free Cu2ZnSnS4 (CZTS) solar cells have
recently achieved increasing power conversion efficiency by using ZnSnO as the buffer …
recently achieved increasing power conversion efficiency by using ZnSnO as the buffer …