EPJ Photovoltaics

Open Access journal which publishes original, peer-reviewed papers focused in the field of photovoltaic solar energy conversion.

Special Issue on ‘EU PVSEC 2024: State of the Art and Developments in Photovoltaics’, edited by Robert Kenny and Gabriele Eder

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Public road driving tests of Toyota Prius equipped with high-efficiency III-V triple-junction PV modules

Taizo Masuda, Masafumi Yamaguchi, Shinya Iwasaki, Takashi Nakado, Tatsuya Takamoto and Kensuke Nishioka

EPJ Photovolt., 16 (2025) 20

Published online: 17 March 2025
Special Issue on ‘EU PVSEC 2024: State of the Art and Developments in Photovoltaics’, edited by Robert Kenny and Gabriele Eder

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New approach of PV and thermal modeling to develop feasible cooling solutions for PV in buildings

Iñaki Cornago, Mikel Ezquer, Francisco Javier Sorbet, Alicia Kalms, Gonzalo Diarce, Olatz Irulegi and Fritz Zaversky

EPJ Photovolt., 16 (2025) 19

Published online: 12 March 2025
Special Issue on ‘EU PVSEC 2024: State of the Art and Developments in Photovoltaics’, edited by Robert Kenny and Gabriele Eder

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Performance analysis of DMF-free perovskite solar cells with vacuum quenching

Toshimitsu Mochizuki, Shota Araki, Hidetaka Takato and Katsuto Tanahashi

EPJ Photovolt., 16 (2025) 18

Published online: 27 February 2025
Special Issue on ‘EU PVSEC 2024: State of the Art and Developments in Photovoltaics’, edited by Robert Kenny and Gabriele Eder

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Quantifying the effect of shadow formation on photovoltaic sources under thin object shading: an image analysis approach

Matthew Axisa, Luciano Mule’Stagno and Marija Demicoli

EPJ Photovolt., 16 (2025) 17

Published online: 24 February 2025
Special Issue on ‘EU PVSEC 2024: State of the Art and Developments in Photovoltaics’, edited by Robert Kenny and Gabriele Eder

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Polarization-type potential-induced degradation in bifacial PERC modules in the field

Peter Hacke, Cecile Molto, Dylan Colvin, Ryan Smith, Farrukh Ibne Mahmood, Fang Li, Jaewon Oh, Govindasamy Tamizhmani and Hubert Seigneur

EPJ Photovolt., 16 (2025) 16

Published online: 24 February 2025
Special Issue on ‘EU PVSEC 2024: State of the Art and Developments in Photovoltaics’, edited by Robert Kenny and Gabriele Eder

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Impact of high-temperature processing steps on the long-term stability of charge carrier lifetime in n-type FZ-silicon

Melanie Mehler, Nicolas Weinert, Nicole Aßmann, Axel Herguth, Giso Hahn and Fabian Geml

EPJ Photovolt., 16 (2025) 15

Published online: 21 February 2025
Special Issue on ‘EU PVSEC 2024: State of the Art and Developments in Photovoltaics’, edited by Robert Kenny and Gabriele Eder

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Enhancing fault diagnosis in photovoltaic plants: managing the simultaneity of faulty bypass diodes, series resistance increases, and partial shading effects

Giosue' Maugeri, Simone Arrigoni, Alessandro Lavelli, Davide Bombelli, Salvatore Guastella, Andrea Rossetti and Marcello Restelli

EPJ Photovolt., 16 (2025) 14

Published online: 11 February 2025
Special Issue on ‘EU PVSEC 2024: State of the Art and Developments in Photovoltaics’, edited by Robert Kenny and Gabriele Eder

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Evaluation method and module design for cost-effective compliance with irradiance guidelines to maintain soil quality in solar parks

Ilkay Cesar and Bas B. Van Aken

EPJ Photovolt., 16 (2025) 13

Published online: 05 February 2025

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454	Open Access Contactless defects detection using modulated photoluminescence technique: model for a single Shockley-Read-Hall trap in a semiconductor thin layer Baptiste Bérenguier, Alban Asseko, Hiba Haddara, Sylvain Le Gall, Jean-Paul Kleider and Jean-François Guillemoles EPJ Photovolt., 16 (2025) 11 Published online: 14 January 2025
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