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EPJ Photovoltaics

Volume 13 (2022) (in progress)

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EU PVSEC 2021: State of the Art and Developments in Photovoltaics

Robert Kenny and João M. Serra (Guest editors)

Open Access

Editorial

EU PVSEC 2021: state of the art and developments for photovoltaics at the forefront E1

Robert Kenny and João M. Serra

Published online: 24 June 2022

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/epjpv/2022011

Open Access

Impact of handling defects towards SHJ cell parameters 14

Andreas Fischer, Ioan Voicu Vulcanean, Sebastian Pingel, Anamaria Moldovan and Jochen Rentsch

Published online: 03 June 2022

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/epjpv/2022009

Open Access

Development and testing of light-weight PV modules based on glass-fibre reinforcement 13

Jonathan Govaerts, Bin Luo, Tom Borgers, Rik Van Dyck, Arvid van der Heide, Loic Tous, Arnaud Morlier, Fabiana Lisco, Lorenzo Cerasti, Marco Galiazzo and Jef Poortmans

Published online: 26 May 2022

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/epjpv/2022007

Open Access

A study of quenching approaches to optimize ultrasonic spray coated perovskite layers scalable for PV 12

Joao Silvano, Jacopo Sala, Tamara Merckx, Yinghuan Kuang, Pieter Verding, Jan D'Haen, Tom Aernouts, Bart Vermang and Wim Deferme

Published online: 25 May 2022

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/epjpv/2022008

Open Access

Quantifying the performance gain of 100 cm² bifacial four terminal perovskite-Si tandem modules 11

Petra Manshanden, Gianluca Coletti, Victor Rosca, Mark J. Jansen, Koen de Groot, Gertjan J. de Graaff, M. Creatore, Lukas Simurka, Mehrdad Najafi, Valerio Zardetto et al. (3 more)

Published online: 25 May 2022

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/epjpv/2022006

Open Access

Hydrogenation of sputtered ZnO:Al layers for double side poly-Si/SiO_x solar cells 8

Charles Seron, Thibaut Desrues, Frédéric Jay, Adeline Lanterne, Frank Torregrosa, Gaël Borvon, Quentin Rafhay, Anne Kaminski and Sébastien Dubois

Published online: 22 April 2022

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/epjpv/2022005

Open Access

DLTS investigations on CIGS solar cells from an inline co-evaporation system with RbF post-deposition treatment 7

Tim Helder, Ana Kanevce, Andreas Bauer, Mario Zinßer, Stefan Paetel, Theresa Magorian Friedlmeier and Michael Powalla

Published online: 03 March 2022

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/epjpv/2022003

Open Access

Stable reverse bias or integrated bypass diode in HIP‑MWT+ solar cells 5

Tadeo Schweigstill, Alma Spribille, Jonas D. Huyeng, Florian Clement and Stefan W. Glunz

Published online: 31 January 2022

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/epjpv/2021016

Open Access

Analysis of the operation of PV strings at the MPP closest to the nominal MPP voltage instead of the global MPP based on measured current–voltage curves 4

Kari Lappalainen and Seppo Valkealahti

Published online: 20 January 2022

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/epjpv/2022001

Open Access

Improved accuracy of eddy-current sensor based carrier lifetime measurement using laser excitation 3

Dávid Krisztián, Ferenc Korsós, Ilias Saegh, Gábor Paráda, Martin Kovács, Zita Verdon, Csaba Jobbágy, Péter Tüttö, Xueqian Dong, Hao Deng et al. (2 more)

Published online: 17 January 2022

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/epjpv/2021014

Open Access

Digitalization as a driver for supporting PV deployment and cost reduction 1

Erika Saretta, Pierluigi Bonomo, Willy Maeder, Van Khai Nguyen and Francesco Frontini

Published online: 13 January 2022

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/epjpv/2021013

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

High Efficiency Materials and Devices - New concepts

Open Access

Ultra-lightweight and flexible inverted metamorphic four junction solar cells for space applications 25

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

Published online: 18 November 2022

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/epjpv/2022024

Open Access

Overview and loss analysis of III–V single-junction and multi-junction solar cells 22

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

Published online: 14 October 2022

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/epjpv/2022020

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

Modelling

Open Access

A fully coupled opto-electro-thermal model to investigate silicon solar cells under real operating conditions 20

Jérémy Dumoulin, Emmanuel Drouard and Mohamed Amara

Published online: 06 September 2022

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/epjpv/2022018

Semiconductor Thin Films

Open Access

Improvement of hetero-interface engineering by partial substitution of Zn in Cu₂ZnSnS₄-based solar cells 24

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

Published online: 18 October 2022

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/epjpv/2022022

Open Access

Revealing of InP multi-layer stacks from KPFM measurements in the dark and under illumination 19

Mattia da Lisca, James P. Connolly, José Alvarez, Karim Mekhazni, Nicolas Vaissiere, Jean Decobert and Jean-Paul Kleider

Published online: 23 August 2022

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/epjpv/2022017

Open Access

Surface photovoltage characterisation of metal halide perovskite on crystalline silicon using Kelvin probe force microscopy and metal-insulator-semiconductor configuration 18

Aleksandra Bojar, Davide Regaldo, José Alvarez, David Alamarguy, Vesselin Donchev, Stefan Georgiev, Philip Schulz and Jean-Paul Kleider

Published online: 10 August 2022

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/epjpv/2022016

Open Access

Investigation of co-evaporated polycrystalline Cu(In,Ga)S₂ thin film yielding 16.0 % efficiency solar cell 17

Nicolas Barreau, Eugène Bertin, Alexandre Crossay, Olivier Durand, Ludovic Arzel, Sylvie Harel, Thomas Lepetit, Lionel Assmann, Eric Gautron and Daniel Lincot

Published online: 28 July 2022

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/epjpv/2022014

High Efficiency Materials and Devices - New concepts

Open Access

Electroluminescence analysis of silicon interdigitated back contact solar cells with a front surface selective band offset barrier 16

Koffi F. Ahanogbe, José Alvarez, Alexandre Jaffré, James P. Connolly, Marie-Estelle Gueunier-Farret, Erwann Fourmond, Seif El-Whibi, Alain Fave, Perrine Carroy, Zakaria Djebbour and Jean-Paul Kleider

Published online: 28 July 2022

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/epjpv/2022015

High Efficiency Materials and Devices - New concepts

Open Access

The optical performance of random and periodic textured mono crystalline silicon surfaces for photovoltaic applications 23

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

Published online: 18 October 2022

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/epjpv/2022021

Modules and Systems

Open Access

A framework of optimum cleaning schedule and its financial impact in a large-scale PV solar plant: a case study in Senegal 21

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

Published online: 07 September 2022

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/epjpv/2022019

Open Access

Design and realization of an analog integrated circuit for maximum power point tracking of photovoltaic panels 6

Abdulrahman Alahdal, Anis Ammous and Kaiçar Ammous

Published online: 03 February 2022

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/epjpv/2022002

Modelling

Open Access

Fluorination and chlorination effects on the charge transport properties of the IDIC non-fullerene acceptor: an ab-initio investigation 15

Maria Andrea, Konstantinos Kordos, Elefterios Lidorikis and Dimitrios Papageorgiou

Published online: 28 June 2022

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/epjpv/2022012

Open Access

Numerical modeling, simulation and evaluation of conventional and hybrid photovoltaic modules interconnection configurations under partial shading conditions 10

Faisal Saeed, Haider Ali Tauqeer, Hasan Erteza Gelani, Muhammad Hassan Yousuf and Asad Idrees

Published online: 25 May 2022

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/epjpv/2022004

Deployment

Open Access

Snapshot of photovoltaics – February 2022 9

Arnulf Jäger-Waldau

Published online: 20 May 2022

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/epjpv/2022010

Organic Materials and Devices

Open Access

A small-sized DSSC panel based on the Uruguayan national flower dye tested at the Antarctic Artigas Base 2

María Fernanda Cerdá

Published online: 13 January 2022

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/epjpv/2021015

EPJ Photovoltaics

Volume 13 (2022) (in progress)

EU PVSEC 2021: State of the Art and Developments in Photovoltaics

EU PVSEC 2021: state of the art and developments for photovoltaics at the forefront E1

Impact of handling defects towards SHJ cell parameters 14

Development and testing of light-weight PV modules based on glass-fibre reinforcement 13

A study of quenching approaches to optimize ultrasonic spray coated perovskite layers scalable for PV 12

Quantifying the performance gain of 100 cm2 bifacial four terminal perovskite-Si tandem modules 11

Hydrogenation of sputtered ZnO:Al layers for double side poly-Si/SiOx solar cells 8

DLTS investigations on CIGS solar cells from an inline co-evaporation system with RbF post-deposition treatment 7

Stable reverse bias or integrated bypass diode in HIP‑MWT+ solar cells 5

Analysis of the operation of PV strings at the MPP closest to the nominal MPP voltage instead of the global MPP based on measured current–voltage curves 4

Improved accuracy of eddy-current sensor based carrier lifetime measurement using laser excitation 3

Digitalization as a driver for supporting PV deployment and cost reduction 1

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

High Efficiency Materials and Devices - New concepts

Ultra-lightweight and flexible inverted metamorphic four junction solar cells for space applications 25

Overview and loss analysis of III–V single-junction and multi-junction solar cells 22

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

Modelling

A fully coupled opto-electro-thermal model to investigate silicon solar cells under real operating conditions 20

Semiconductor Thin Films

Improvement of hetero-interface engineering by partial substitution of Zn in Cu2ZnSnS4-based solar cells 24

Revealing of InP multi-layer stacks from KPFM measurements in the dark and under illumination 19

Surface photovoltage characterisation of metal halide perovskite on crystalline silicon using Kelvin probe force microscopy and metal-insulator-semiconductor configuration 18

Investigation of co-evaporated polycrystalline Cu(In,Ga)S2 thin film yielding 16.0 % efficiency solar cell 17

High Efficiency Materials and Devices - New concepts

Electroluminescence analysis of silicon interdigitated back contact solar cells with a front surface selective band offset barrier 16

High Efficiency Materials and Devices - New concepts

The optical performance of random and periodic textured mono crystalline silicon surfaces for photovoltaic applications 23

Modules and Systems

A framework of optimum cleaning schedule and its financial impact in a large-scale PV solar plant: a case study in Senegal 21

Design and realization of an analog integrated circuit for maximum power point tracking of photovoltaic panels 6

Modelling

Fluorination and chlorination effects on the charge transport properties of the IDIC non-fullerene acceptor: an ab-initio investigation 15

Numerical modeling, simulation and evaluation of conventional and hybrid photovoltaic modules interconnection configurations under partial shading conditions 10

Deployment

Snapshot of photovoltaics – February 2022 9

Organic Materials and Devices

A small-sized DSSC panel based on the Uruguayan national flower dye tested at the Antarctic Artigas Base 2

Quantifying the performance gain of 100 cm² bifacial four terminal perovskite-Si tandem modules 11

Hydrogenation of sputtered ZnO:Al layers for double side poly-Si/SiO_x solar cells 8

Improvement of hetero-interface engineering by partial substitution of Zn in Cu₂ZnSnS₄-based solar cells 24

Investigation of co-evaporated polycrystalline Cu(In,Ga)S₂ thin film yielding 16.0 % efficiency solar cell 17