EPJ Photovoltaics

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

Special Issue on ‘WCPEC-8: State of the Art and Developments in Photovoltaics’, edited by Alessandra Scognamiglio, Robert Kenny, Shuzi Hayase and Arno Smets

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Impact of Ag content on device properties of Cu(In,Ga)Se₂ solar cells

Ana Kanevce, Stephanie Essig, Stefan Paetel, Wolfram Hempel, Dimitrios Hariskos and Theresa Magorian Friedlmeier

EPJ Photovolt., 13 (2022) 28

Published online: 08 December 2022
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Detection of microcracks and dark spots in monocrystalline PERC cells using photoluminescene imaging and YOLO-based CNN with spatial pyramid pooling

Amran Binomairah, Azizi Abdullah, Bee Ee Khoo, Zeinab Mahdavipour, Teow Wee Teo, Nor Shahirah Mohd Noor and Mohd Zaid Abdullah

EPJ Photovolt., 13 (2022) 27

Published online: 06 December 2022
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Exploring reverse-bias characteristics of CIGS solar cells: impact of alkali-post-deposition treatment and CdS buffer layer

Janet Neerken, Raymund Schäffler and Stephan J. Heise

EPJ Photovolt., 13 (2022) 26

Published online: 06 December 2022
Special Issue on ‘WCPEC-8: State of the Art and Developments in Photovoltaics’, edited by Alessandra Scognamiglio, Robert Kenny, Shuzi Hayase and Arno Smets

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Ultra-lightweight and flexible inverted metamorphic four junction solar cells for space applications

Malte Klitzke, Jonas Schön, Rosalinda H. Van Leest, Gunther M.M.W. Bissels, Elias Vlieg, Michael Schachtner, Frank Dimroth and David Lackner

EPJ Photovolt., 13 (2022) 25

Published online: 18 November 2022
Special Issue on ‘Recent Advances in Spectroscopy and Microscopy of Thin-films Materials, Interfaces, and Solar Cells 2021', edited by A. Vossier, M. Gueunier-Farret, J.-P. Kleider and D. Mencaraglia

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Improvement of hetero-interface engineering by partial substitution of Zn in Cu₂ZnSnS₄-based solar cells

Charif Tamin, Denis Chaumont, Olivier Heintz, Aymeric Leray and Mohamed Adnane

EPJ Photovolt., 13 (2022) 24

Published online: 18 October 2022
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The optical performance of random and periodic textured mono crystalline silicon surfaces for photovoltaic applications

Thierry de Vrijer, Maik Wiering, David van Nijen, Govind Padmakumar, Sriram Sambamurthy, Gianluca Limodio and Arno H.M. Smets

EPJ Photovolt., 13 (2022) 23

Published online: 18 October 2022
Special Issue on ‘WCPEC-8: State of the Art and Developments in Photovoltaics’, edited by Alessandra Scognamiglio, Robert Kenny, Shuzi Hayase and Arno Smets

Open Access

Overview and loss analysis of III–V single-junction and multi-junction solar cells

Masafumi Yamaguchi, Frank Dimroth, Nicholas J. Ekins-Daukes, Nobuaki Kojima and Yoshio Ohshita

EPJ Photovolt., 13 (2022) 22

Published online: 14 October 2022
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A framework of optimum cleaning schedule and its financial impact in a large-scale PV solar plant: a case study in Senegal

Mame Cheikh Diouf, Mactar Faye, Ababacar Thiam and Vincent Sambou

EPJ Photovolt., 13 (2022) 21

Published online: 07 September 2022

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307	Special Issue on ‘Recent Advances in Spectroscopy and Microscopy of Thin-films Materials, Interfaces, and Solar Cells 2021', edited by A. Vossier, M. Gueunier-Farret, J.-P. Kleider and D. Mencaraglia Open Access Investigation of co-evaporated polycrystalline Cu(In,Ga)S₂ thin film yielding 16.0 % efficiency solar cell Nicolas Barreau, Eugène Bertin, Alexandre Crossay, Olivier Durand, Ludovic Arzel, Sylvie Harel, Thomas Lepetit, Lionel Assmann, Eric Gautron and Daniel Lincot EPJ Photovolt., 13 (2022) 17 Published online: 28 July 2022
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