Silicon heterojunction solar cells: Techno-economic assessment and opportunities

A Razzaq, TG Allen, W Liu, Z Liu, S De Wolf - Joule, 2022 - cell.com
The ever-increasing electricity demand from renewables has stimulated growth in the
photovoltaic (PV) industry. Yet, while grid parity has already been achieved in several …

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 achieving 26.6% efficiency on commercial-size p-type silicon wafer

X Ru, M Yang, S Yin, Y Wang, C Hong, F Peng, Y Yuan… - Joule, 2024 - cell.com
Heterojunction formed at the amorphous/crystalline silicon (a-Si: H/c-Si) interface exhibits
distinctive electronic characteristics for application in silicon heterojunction (SHJ) solar cells …

Feasibility test of drastic indium cut down in SHJ solar cells and modules using ultra-thin ITO layers

T Gageot, J Veirman, F Jay, D Muñoz-Rojas… - Solar Energy Materials …, 2023 - Elsevier
In this work, we investigate the possibility to drastically decrease the indium (In)
consumption in silicon heterojunction (SHJ) solar cells, using ultrathin (< 15 nm) ITO layers …

Design criteria for silicon solar cells with fill factors approaching the Auger limit

A Razzaq, TG Allen, S De Wolf - ACS Energy Letters, 2023 - ACS Publications
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Progress with defect engineering in silicon heterojunction solar cells

M Wright, BV Stefani, A Soeriyadi… - physica status solidi …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Due to the low temperature processing constraint in silicon heterojunction (SHJ) solar cells,
no defect engineering to improve silicon wafer quality is typically incorporated during cell …

Stability study of silicon heterojunction solar cells fabricated with gallium‐and boron‐doped silicon wafers

B Vicari Stefani, M Kim, M Wright, A Soeriyadi… - Solar …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Herein, a comparison of industrial silicon heterojunction (SHJ) solar cells formed using p‐
type (boron‐or gallium‐doped) Czochralski‐grown silicon (Cz‐Si) wafers is provided …

Large‐Area Boron‐Doped 1.6 Ω cm p‐Type Czochralski Silicon Heterojunction Solar Cells with a Stable Open‐Circuit Voltage of 736 mV and Efficiency of 22.0%

B Vicari Stefani, A Soeriyadi, M Wright, D Chen… - Solar …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Herein, large‐area defect‐engineered p‐type silicon heterojunction (SHJ) solar cells using
standard 1.6 Ω cm commercial‐grade boron‐doped Czochralski (Cz) silicon wafers are …

Silicon wafers for industrial n-type SHJ solar cells: Bulk quality requirements, large-scale availability and guidelines for future developments

J Veirman, R Varache, M Albaric, A Danel… - Solar Energy Materials …, 2021 - Elsevier
In this work, we derive and discuss the wafer bulk requirements for industrial
amorphous/crystalline n-type silicon heterojunction cells. In particular, we investigate in …

Silicon Heterojunction Solar Cells and p‐type Crystalline Silicon Wafers: A Historical Perspective

B Vicari Stefani, M Wright, A Soeriyadi, D Chen… - Solar …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The first reports of both boron–oxygen (BO)‐related light‐induced degradation (BO‐LID) and
amorphous/crystalline silicon heterojunction (SHJ) solar cell fabrication date back to the …