High‐efficiency silicon solar cells: A review

Y Lee, C Park, N Balaji, YJ Lee… - Israel Journal of …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Over the past few decades, crystalline silicon solar cells have been extensively studied due
to their high efficiency, high reliability, and low cost. In addition, these types of cells lead the …

A comprehensive review on thin film amorphous silicon solar cells

S Sreejith, J Ajayan, S Kollem, B Sivasankari - Silicon, 2022 - Springer
In the last few years the need and demand for utilizing clean energy resources has
increased dramatically. Energy received from sun in the form of light is a sustainable …

In situ investigation of the structural defect generation and evolution during the directional solidification of< 110> seeded growth Si

MG Tsoutsouva, T Riberi–Béridot, G Regula… - Acta Materialia, 2016 - Elsevier
This work is dedicated to the advanced in situ X-ray imaging and complementary ex situ
investigations of the growth mechanisms when silicon solidifies on a monocrystalline seed …

Seed‐assisted growth of cast‐mono silicon for photovoltaic application: challenges and strategies

P Wang, C Cui, D Yang, X Yu - Solar Rrl, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Silicon has dominated the photovoltaic material market for a few decades. In contrast to
perfectly crystallized Czochralski (CZ) silicon, casting multi‐crystalline silicon attracts much …

Loop thermosyphon performance study for solar cells cooling

S Chen, J Yang - Energy Conversion and Management, 2016 - Elsevier
The loop thermosyphon was used in the heat dissipation of concentrating solar cells, to
solve the problem of the high temperature of solar cells and their low efficiency. In this paper …

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 …

HIT solar cell modeling using graphene as a transparent conductive layer considering the Atacama Desert solar spectrum

H Revollo, P Ferrada, P Martin, A Marzo… - Applied Sciences, 2023 - mdpi.com
The optical and geometrical properties of transparent conductive oxide (TCO) are crucial
factors influencing the efficiency of a− Si: H/c− Si heterojunction (HIT) solar cells. Graphene …

Defect engineering in cast mono‐like silicon: A review

L Song, X Yu - Progress in Photovoltaics: Research and …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Cast mono‐like silicon is a promising material for next‐generation silicon solar cells with
higher efficiency and lower cost compared with currently commercialized silicon solar cells …

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 …

Enhanced efficiency in bifacial HIT solar cells by gradient doping with AFORS-HET simulation

Y Yao, X Xu, X Zhang, H Zhou, X Gu, S Xiao - Materials Science in …, 2018 - Elsevier
The paper presents a systematical simulation study of the influence of gradient doping of
both emitter and back surface field layer on the photovoltaic (PV) performances of TCO/a-Si …