EPJ Photovoltaics

Malte Brinkmann, Felix Haase, Karsten Bothe, Karsten Bittkau, Andreas Lambertz, Weiyuan Duan, Kaining Ding, Hans-Peter Sperlich, Andreas Waltinger and Henning Schulte-Huxel

Published online: 26 April 2023

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/epjpv/2023009

Open Access

Identifying defects on solar cells using magnetic field measurements and artificial intelligence trained by a finite-element-model 12

Kjell Buehler, Kai Kaufmann, Markus Patzold, Mawe Sprenger and Stephan Schoenfelder

Published online: 27 February 2023

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/epjpv/2023005

Open Access

Simulation of the irradiance and yield calculation of bifacial PV systems in the USA and Germany by combining ray tracing and view factor model 11

Eva-Maria Grommes, Felix Schemann, Frederik Klag, Sebastian Nows and Ulf Blieske

Published online: 27 February 2023

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/epjpv/2023003

Open Access

Combining circularity and environmental metrics to assess material flows of PV silicon 10

Aistis Rapolas Zubas, Marie Fischer, Estelle Gervais, Sina Herceg and Sebastian Nold

Published online: 23 February 2023

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/epjpv/2022031

Open Access

Every cell needs a beautiful image: on-the-fly contacting measurements for high-throughput production 7

Leslie Kurumundayil, Klaus Ramspeck, Stefan Rein and Matthias Demant

Published online: 07 February 2023

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/epjpv/2022033

Semiconductor Thin Films

Open Access

Laser-based monolithic series interconnection of two-terminal perovskite-CIGSe tandem solar cells: determination of the optimal scribe line properties 16

Christof Schultz, Guillermo Antonio Farias Basulto, Nicolas Otto, Janardan Dagar, Andreas Bartelt, Rutger Schlatmann, Eva Unger and Bert Stegemann

Published online: 30 March 2023

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/epjpv/2023007

Open Access

A direct measure of positive feedback loop-gain due to reverse bias damage in thin-film solar cells using lock-in thermography 3

Suheir Nofal, Bart E. Pieters, Markus Hülsbeck, Christoph Zahren, Andreas Gerber and Uwe Rau

Published online: 09 January 2023

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/epjpv/2022030

Open Access

Epitaxy and characterization of InP/InGaAs tandem solar cells grown by MOVPE on InP and Si substrates 1

Stefano Soresi, Mattia da Lisca, Claire Besancon, Nicolas Vaissiere, Alexandre Larrue, Cosimo Calo, José Alvarez, Christophe Longeaud, Ludovic Largeau, Pablo Garcia Linares et al. (3 more)

Published online: 09 January 2023

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/epjpv/2022027

High Efficiency Materials and Devices - New concepts

Open Access

Assessing the long-term stability of laser enhanced contact optimization (LECO) treated PERC cells in PV modules by extended indoor and outdoor durability tests 13

Eve Krassowski, Bengt Jaeckel, Matthias Pander, David Daßler and Stephanie Malik

Published online: 07 March 2023

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/epjpv/2023004

Open Access

Model for contact formation of novel TeO₂ containing Pb-free silver paste on n⁺ and p⁺ doped crystalline silicon 8

Fabian Geml, Benjamin Gapp, Simon Johnson, Patricia Sutton, Angela Goode, Jonathan Booth, Heiko Plagwitz and Giso Hahn

Published online: 07 February 2023

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/epjpv/2022034

Optics of Thin Films, TCOs

Open Access

A self-consistent hybrid model connects empirical and optical models for fast, non-destructive inline characterization of thin, porous silicon layers 4

Alexandra Wörnhör, Matthias Demant, Henri Vahlman and Stefan Rein

Published online: 24 January 2023

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/epjpv/2022035

Modules and Systems

Open Access

How cool is floating PV? A state-of-the-art review of floating PV's potential gain and computational fluid dynamics modeling to find its root cause 24

Gofran Chowdhury, Mohamed Haggag and Jef Poortmans

Published online: 04 August 2023

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/epjpv/2023015

Open Access

In situ minority carrier lifetime via fast modulated photoluminescence 19

Mateusz Poplawski, François Silva, Jean-Charles Vanel and Pere Roca i Cabarrocas

Published online: 17 May 2023

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/epjpv/2023010

Open Access

Evaluating the effects of photovoltaic module heating during electroluminescence inspection 14

Lukas Koester, Emanuel Vallarella, Atse Louwen, Sascha Lindig and David Moser

Published online: 16 March 2023

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/epjpv/2023002

Open Access

Advanced UV-fluorescence image analysis for early detection of PV-power degradation 9

Lukas Neumaier, Gabriele C. Eder, Yuliya Voronko, Karl A. Berger, Gusztáv Újvári and Karl Knöbl

Published online: 10 February 2023

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/epjpv/2023001

Open Access

Energy performance of commercial c-Si PV modules in accordance with IEC 61853-1, -2 and impact on the annual specific yield 6

Christos Monokroussos, Yating Zhang, Eleanor W. Lee, Frank Xu, Allen Zhou, Yichi Zhang and Werner Herrmann

Published online: 27 January 2023

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/epjpv/2022032

Open Access

Effect of the cooling rate on encapsulant's crystallinity and optical properties, and photovoltaic modules' lifetime 2

Vincent Meslier, Bertrand Chambion, Amandine Boulanger, Ichrak Rahmoun, Fabien Chabuel and Timea Bejat

Published online: 09 January 2023

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/epjpv/2022028

Deployment

Open Access

Benchmark of eight commercial solutions for deterministic intra-day solar forecast 15

Jonathan Lehmann, Christian Koessler, Lina Ruiz Gomez and Stijn Scheerlinck

Published online: 21 March 2023

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/epjpv/2023006

Socio-economic impact

Open Access

Insights into circular material and waste flows from c-Si PV industry 5

Peter Brailovsky, Kerstin Baumann, Michael Held, Ann-Kathrin Briem, Karsten Wambach, Estelle Gervais, Sina Herceg, Boris Mertvoy, Sebastian Nold and Jochen Rentsch

Published online: 27 January 2023

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/epjpv/2022029

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

High Efficiency Materials and Devices - New concepts

Open Access

Determination of individual I(V) characteristics of each sub-cell of a triple junction device 20

Christophe Longeaud, José Alvarez, Herinirina Fanevamampiandra, Thomas Bidaud, Gwenaëlle Hamon, Maxime Darnon and Marie-Estelle Gueunier-Farret

Published online: 16 June 2023

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/epjpv/2023011

Deployment

Open Access

Snapshot of Photovoltaics − May 2023 23

Arnulf Jäger-Waldau

Published online: 25 July 2023

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/epjpv/2023016

High Efficiency Materials and Devices - New concepts

Open Access

Edge passivation of shingled poly-Si/SiO_x passivated contacts solar cells 22

Franck Dhainaut, Raoul Dabadie, Benoit Martel, Thibaut Desrues, Mickaël Albaric, Olivier Palais, Sébastien Dubois and Samuel Harrison

Published online: 06 July 2023

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/epjpv/2023013

Semiconductor Thin Films

Open Access

Reverse-bias behaviour of thin-film solar cells: effects of measurement-induced heating 17

Stephan J. Heise, Asliddin Komilov, Michael Richter, Bart Pieters, Andreas Gerber and Janet Neerken

Published online: 12 April 2023

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/epjpv/2023008

EPJ Photovoltaics

Volume 14 (2023) (in progress)

Special Issue on ‘Recent Advances in Photovoltaics 2022’, edited by Mohamed Amara, Thomas Fix, Jean-Paul Kleider, Judikaël Le Rouzo and Denis Mencaraglia

Modules and Systems

A multicriteria analysis of the potential degradations of a photovoltaic module to assess its robustness 26

Analysis of the degradation of amorphous silicon mini-modules under a severe sequential UV/DH test 25

Performance of PV array configurations under dynamic partial shadings 21

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

Modelling

Impact of the contacting scheme on I-V measurements of metallization-free silicon heterojunction solar cells 18

Identifying defects on solar cells using magnetic field measurements and artificial intelligence trained by a finite-element-model 12

Simulation of the irradiance and yield calculation of bifacial PV systems in the USA and Germany by combining ray tracing and view factor model 11

Combining circularity and environmental metrics to assess material flows of PV silicon 10

Every cell needs a beautiful image: on-the-fly contacting measurements for high-throughput production 7

Semiconductor Thin Films

Laser-based monolithic series interconnection of two-terminal perovskite-CIGSe tandem solar cells: determination of the optimal scribe line properties 16

A direct measure of positive feedback loop-gain due to reverse bias damage in thin-film solar cells using lock-in thermography 3

Epitaxy and characterization of InP/InGaAs tandem solar cells grown by MOVPE on InP and Si substrates 1

High Efficiency Materials and Devices - New concepts

Assessing the long-term stability of laser enhanced contact optimization (LECO) treated PERC cells in PV modules by extended indoor and outdoor durability tests 13

Model for contact formation of novel TeO2 containing Pb-free silver paste on n+ and p+ doped crystalline silicon 8

Optics of Thin Films, TCOs

A self-consistent hybrid model connects empirical and optical models for fast, non-destructive inline characterization of thin, porous silicon layers 4

Modules and Systems

How cool is floating PV? A state-of-the-art review of floating PV's potential gain and computational fluid dynamics modeling to find its root cause 24

In situ minority carrier lifetime via fast modulated photoluminescence 19

Evaluating the effects of photovoltaic module heating during electroluminescence inspection 14

Advanced UV-fluorescence image analysis for early detection of PV-power degradation 9

Energy performance of commercial c-Si PV modules in accordance with IEC 61853-1, -2 and impact on the annual specific yield 6

Effect of the cooling rate on encapsulant's crystallinity and optical properties, and photovoltaic modules' lifetime 2

Deployment

Benchmark of eight commercial solutions for deterministic intra-day solar forecast 15

Socio-economic impact

Insights into circular material and waste flows from c-Si PV industry 5

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

High Efficiency Materials and Devices - New concepts

Determination of individual I(V) characteristics of each sub-cell of a triple junction device 20

Deployment

Snapshot of Photovoltaics − May 2023 23

High Efficiency Materials and Devices - New concepts

Edge passivation of shingled poly-Si/SiOx passivated contacts solar cells 22

Semiconductor Thin Films

Reverse-bias behaviour of thin-film solar cells: effects of measurement-induced heating 17

Model for contact formation of novel TeO₂ containing Pb-free silver paste on n⁺ and p⁺ doped crystalline silicon 8

Edge passivation of shingled poly-Si/SiO_x passivated contacts solar cells 22