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Editorial update at EPJ Photovoltaics
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- Published on 09 February 2026
Editorial update at EPJ Photovoltaics
We are delighted to announce that Dr Ioannis Tsanakas has joined EPJ Photovoltaics as Deputy Editor-in-Chief.
EPJ PV Highlight - Approaches for reducing metallization-induced losses in industrial TOPCon solar cells
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- Published on 12 December 2025
Approaches for reducing metallization-induced losses in industrial TOPCon solar cells
The tunnel oxide passivating contact (TOPCon) structure has been widely accepted in industrial manufacturing, making it the dominating solar cell structure in 2025. One key to further increase conversion efficiency of such solar cells is minimizing carrier recombination at metal-semiconductor interfaces.
EU PVSEC 2025: Programme Out Now, Registration Open, PV Academy Relaunched
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- Published on 21 May 2025
- Detailed Conference Programme Published
- Early Bird Registration Until 30 June
- Call for Papers Open
- PV Academy: New Website and Free Lecture Archive
EPJ PV Highlight - Advanced TOPCon solar cells with patterned p-type poly-Si fingers on the front side and vanishing metal induced recombination losses
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- Published on 10 July 2025
Advanced TOPCon solar cells with patterned p-type poly-Si fingers on the front side and vanishing metal induced recombination losses
TOPCon solar cells have rapidly become the new industrial standard in solar cell production, highlighting the benefits of applying a contact passivation scheme based on a thin interfacial oxide and a highly doped polycrystalline silicon (poly-Si) layer.
EPJ PV Highlight - Contactless defects detection using modulated photoluminescence technique: model for a single Shockley-Read-Hall trap in a semiconductor thin layer
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- Published on 02 May 2025
Contactless defects detection using modulated photoluminescence technique: model for a single Shockley-Read-Hall trap in a semiconductor thin layer