Authors: Ziv Hameiri
Source: Progress in Photovoltaics Research and Applications (article, 2019-10-01)
Field: Materials Science — Polymers and Plastics

Photovoltaics literature survey (No. 153) In order to help readers stay up-to-date in the field, each issue of Progress in Photovoltaics will contain a list of recently published journal articles that are most relevant to its aims and scope. This list is drawn from an extremely wide range of journals, including IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics, Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, Renewable Energy, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Journal of Applied Physics, and Applied Physics Letters. To assist readers, the list is separated into broad categories, but please note that these classifications are by no means strict. Also note that inclusion in the list is not an endorsement of a paper's quality. If you have any suggestions, please email Ziv Hameiri at ziv.hameiri@unsw.edu.au. Gasparini, N, Kahmann, S, Salvador, M, et al. Favorable mixing thermodynamics in ternary polymer blends for realizing high efficiency plastic solar cells. Advanced Energy Materials 2019; 9( 19): 1803394. 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Characterization of dual-junction III-V on Si tandem solar cells with 23.7% efficiency under low concentration. Progress in Photovoltaics: Research and Applications 2019; 27( 7): 652- 661. Nguyen, HT, Li, ZF, Han, YJ, et al. Contactless, nondestructive determination of dopant profiles of localized boron-diffused regions in silicon wafers at room temperature. Scientific Reports 2019; 9: 10423. Walter, DC, Bredemeier, D, Falster, R, et al. Easy-to-apply methodology to measure the hydrogen concentration in boron-doped crystalline silicon. Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells 2019; 200: 109970. Reynaud, CA, Clerc, R, Lechêne, PB, et al. Evaluation of indoor photovoltaic power production under directional and diffuse lighting conditions. Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells 2019; 200: 110010. Höffler, H, Brand, AA, Wirtz, W, et al. Contactless determination of base resistivity on silicon wafers with highly doped surfaces. Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells 2019; 200: 109981. 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Activating and optimizing evaporation-processed magnesium oxide passivating contact for silicon solar cells. Nano Energy 2019; 62: 181- 188. Kleider, JP, Alvarez, J, Bruggemann, R, et al. Recent progress in understanding the properties of the amorphous silicon/crystalline silicon interface. Physica Status Solidi A-Applications and Materials Science 2019; 216: 1800877. Zhang, P, Jia, R, Tao, K, et al. The influence of Ag-ion concentration on the performance of mc-Si silicon solar cells textured by metal assisted chemical etching (MACE) method. Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells 2019; 200: 109983. Zhang, F, Yu, X, Liu, C, et al. Designing functional Σ13 grain boundaries at seed junctions for high-quality cast quasi-single crystalline silicon. Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells 2019; 200: 109985. Yüce, C, Okamoto, K, Karpowich, L, et al. Non-volatile free silver paste formulation for front-side metallization of silicon solar cells. Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells 2019; 200: 110040. Tutsch, L, Feldmann, F, Polzin, J, et al. Implementing transparent conducting oxides by DC sputtering on ultrathin SiOx/poly-Si passivating contacts. Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells 2019; 200: 109960. Tepner, S, Wengenmeyr, N, Ney, L, et al. Improving wall slip behavior of silver pastes on screen emulsions for fine line screen printing. Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells 2019; 200: 109969. Sen, C, Chan, C, Hamer, P, et al. Annealing prior to contact firing: a potential new approach to suppress LeTID. Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells 2019; 200: 109938. Procel, P, Löper, P, Crupi, F, et al. Numerical simulations of hole carrier selective contacts in p-type c-Si solar cells. Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells 2019; 200: 109937. Morisset, A, Cabal, R, Grange, B, et al. Highly passivating and blister-free hole selective poly-silicon based contact for large area crystalline silicon solar cells. Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells 2019; 200: 109912. Liu, M, Zhou, Y, Dong, G, et al. SnO2/Mg combination electron selective transport layer for Si heterojunction solar cells. Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells 2019; 200: 109996. Lehmann, M, Valle, N, Horzel, J, et al. Analysis of hydrogen distribution and migration in fired passivating contacts (FPC). Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells 2019; 200: 110018. Lachenal, D, Papet, P, Legradic, B, et al. Optimization of tunnel-junction IBC solar cells based on a series resistance model. Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells 2019; 200: 110036. Khan, MU, Chen, D, Jafari, S, et al. Degradation and regeneration of radiation-induced defects in silicon: a study of vacancy-hydrogen interactions. Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells 2019; 200: 109990. Gao, T, Yang, Q, Guo, X, et al. An industrially viable TOPCon structure with both ultra-thin SiOx and n+-poly-Si processed by PECVD for p-type c-Si solar cells. 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