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The Effects of ZnTe:Cu Back Contact on the Performance of CdTe Nanocrystal Solar Cells with Inverted Structure [PDF]
Nanomaterials, 2019 CdTe nanocrystal (NC) solar cells have received much attention in recent years due to their low cost and environmentally friendly fabrication process. Nowadays, the back contact is still the key issue for further improving device performance.
Bingchang Chen +9 more
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27.09%-efficiency silicon heterojunction back contact solar cell and going beyond [PDF]
Nature CommunicationsCrystalline-silicon heterojunction back contact solar cells represent the forefront of photovoltaic technology, but encounter significant challenges in managing charge carrier recombination and transport to achieve high efficiency.
Genshun Wang +12 more
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Stable reverse bias or integrated bypass diode in HIP‑MWT+ solar cells
EPJ Photovoltaics, 2022 The Metal Wrap Through+ (HIP-MWT+) solar cell is based on the PERC concept but features two additional electrical contacts, namely the Schottky contact between p-type Si bulk and Ag n-contact and the metal-insulator-semiconductor (MIS) contact on the ...
Schweigstill Tadeo +4 more
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IMPROVED PHOTOVOLTAIC PROPERTIES OF A BACK-CONTACT ELECTRODE PRODUCED BY COPPER DEPOSITIONON CARBON-DOTS/CARBON PAPER [PDF]
Problemy Eksploatacji, 2018 The implementation of carbon dots in electronic devices are among the hot topics in today’s research. The current work describes the fabrication of a new back contact electrode for solar cells with the modification of carbon paper by the uniform ...
Vijay Bhooshan KUMAR +2 more
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MethodsX, 2022 The patterned dielectric back contact (PDBC) structure can be used to form a point-contact architecture that features a dielectric spacer with spatially distributed, reduced-area metal point contacts between the semiconductor back not recognized contact ...
Madhan K. Arulanandam +9 more
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Phototransistor Behavior in CIGS Solar Cells and the Effect of the Back Contact Barrier
Energies, 2020 In this paper, the impact of the back contact barrier on the performance of Cu (In, Ga) Se2 solar cells is addressed. This effect is clearly visible at lower temperatures, but it also influences the fundamental parameters of a solar cell, such as open ...
Ricardo Vidal Lorbada +6 more
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Materials Research Express, 2021 CdTe thin film (TF) solar cells are most promising photovoltaic (PV) technology in commercial platform. Back contacts and interface defects related opto-electrical losses are still vital to limit its further technological benefit.
Bablu K Ghosh +3 more
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The Effect of Work Function of Back Contact Metals on the Performance of CdTe Solar Cells [PDF]
Physics AccessThe CdTe thin film solar cells suffer power losses at the back contact due to charge losses due to poor mismatch of the work function of interfacing back contact materials.
Mohammed M Aliyu
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Optimization of Mo/Cr bilayer back contacts for thin-film solar cells
Beilstein Journal of Nanotechnology, 2018 Molybdenum (Mo) is the most commonly used material as back contact in thin-film solar cells. Adhesion of Mo film to soda–lime glass (SLG) substrate is crucial to the performance of solar cells. In this study, an optimized bilayer structure made of a thin
Nima Khoshsirat +6 more
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Back contacts materials used in thin film CdTe solar cells—A review
Energy Science & Engineering, 2021 CdTe is the leading commercial thin film photovoltaic technology with current record laboratory efficiency (22.1%). However, there is much potential for progress toward the Shockley‐Queisser limit (32%).
Ralph Stephen Hall +2 more
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