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A new 2D model for the electrical potential in a cell stripe in thin-film solar modules including local defects

Advancing tandem solar cells by spectrally selective multilayer intermediate reflectors

scientific article published on 01 August 2014

An oscillation mechanism of semiconductor breakdown due to magnetic field induced transverse motion of current filaments

Analysis of Cu(In,Ga)Se2 thin-film modules by electro-modulated luminescence

article by Vito Huhn et al published 7 March 2016 in Journal of Applied Physics

Analysis of internal quantum efficiency and a new graphical evaluation scheme

Analysis of short circuit current gains by an anti-reflective textured cover on silicon thin film solar cells

Analysis of sub-stoichiometric hydrogenated silicon oxide films for surface passivation of crystalline silicon solar cells

Analysis of the light-induced degradation of differently matched tandem solar cells with and without an intermediate reflector using the Power Matching Method

Analysis of the series resistance in pin-type thin-film silicon solar cells

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Angular dependence of light trapping in nanophotonic thin-film solar cells

scientific article published on 01 November 2015

Annealing induced defects in SiC, SiOxsingle layers, and SiC/SiOxhetero-superlattices

Application and modeling of an integrated amorphous silicon tandem based device for solar water splitting

Approaching Solar-Grade a-Si:H for Photovoltaic Applications via Atmospheric Pressure CVD Using a Trisilane-Derived Liquid Precursor

Bandgap Fluctuations Observed by EL in Various Cu(In,Ga)(Se,S)2 PV Modules

Bandgap imaging in Cu(In,Ga)Se2photovoltaic modules by electroluminescence

Beyond Bulk Lifetimes: Insights into Lead Halide Perovskite Films from Time-Resolved Photoluminescence

Characterization and simulation of a-Si:H/μc-Si:H tandem solar cells

Charge separation in excitonic and bipolar solar cells — A detailed balance approach

Classification of spontaneous oscillations at the onset of avalanche breakdown inp-type germanium

scientific article published on 01 January 1991

Compatibility study towards monolithic self-charging power unit based on all-solid thin-film solar module and battery

Coupling Incident Light to Guided Modes in Thin-Film Tandem Solar Cells With Intermediate Reflector

Critical Dynamics near the Onset of Spontaneous Oscillations inp-Germanium

scholarly article by J Peinke et al published 15 August 1989 in Europhysics Letters

Decreasing Radiative Recombination Coefficients via an Indirect Band Gap in Lead Halide Perovskites

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Defect Diagnostics of Scribing Failures and Cu-Rich Debris in Cu(In,Ga)Se $_2$ Thin-Film Solar Modules With Electroluminescence and Thermography

Defect passivation by hydrogen reincorporation for silicon quantum dots in SiC/SiOx hetero-superlattice

Design of nanostructured plasmonic back contacts for thin-film silicon solar cells.

scientific article published in November 2011

Detailed balance and reciprocity in solar cells

Detailed balance theory of excitonic and bulk heterojunction solar cells

scholarly article in Physical Review B, vol. 78 no. 23, December 2008

Development of Conductive SiCx:H as a New Hydrogenation Technique for Tunnel Oxide Passivating Contacts

scientific article published on 05 June 2020

Development towards cell-to-cell monolithic integration of a thin-film solar cell and lithium-ion accumulator

Diffusion-limited transport of I[sub 3][sup −] through nanoporous TiO[sub 2]-polymer gel networks

scientific article published on 01 December 2004

Direct analysis of the current density vs. voltage curves of a CdTe module during outdoor exposure

Directional selectivity and light-trapping in solar cells

Directional selectivity and ultra-light-trapping in solar cells

article published in 2008

Effect of localized states on the reciprocity between quantum efficiency and electroluminescence in Cu(In,Ga)Se2 and Si thin-film solar cells

Effects of Thermochemical Treatment on CuSbS2 Photovoltaic Absorber Quality and Solar Cell Reproducibility

Efficiency Limits of Organic Bulk Heterojunction Solar Cells

Efficiency Potential of Photovoltaic Materials and Devices Unveiled by Detailed-Balance Analysis

Efficiency limitations of polycrystalline thin film solar cells: case of Cu(In,Ga)Se2

Efficiency limits of Si/SiO2 quantum well solar cells from first-principles calculations

Electric properties and carrier multiplication in breakdown sites in multi-crystalline silicon solar cells

Electrical Repair of Incomplete Back Contact Insulation (P1) in Cu(In,Ga)Se $_2$ Photovoltaic Thin-Film Modules

Electro-optical modeling of bulk heterojunction solar cells

article by Thomas Kirchartz et al published November 2008 in Journal of Applied Physics

Electroluminescence analysis of high efficiency Cu(In,Ga)Se2 solar cells

Electronic properties of Cu(In,Ga)Se 2 heterojunction solar cells-recent achievements, current understanding, and future challenges

Electronic properties of ZnO/CdS/Cu(In,Ga)Se2 solar cells — aspects of heterojunction formation

Enhanced light trapping in thin amorphous silicon solar cells by directionally selective optical filters

Enhanced light trapping in thin-film solar cells by a directionally selective filter

scientific article published on 01 June 2010

Evidence of Type-III Intermittency in the Electric Breakdown ofp-Type Germanium

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Field Emission at Grain Boundaries: Modeling the Conductivity in Highly Doped Polycrystalline Semiconductors

Field-dependent exciton dissociation in organic heterojunction solar cells

scholarly article in Physical Review B, vol. 85 no. 24, June 2012

Finite mobility effects on the radiative efficiency limit ofpn-junction solar cells

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Geometry effects on photon collection in photovoltaic fluorescent collectors

Grain boundaries in Cu(In, Ga)(Se, S)2 thin-film solar cells

High quality baseline for high efficiency, Cu(In1−x,Gax)Se2 solar cells

How Contact Layers Control Shunting Losses from Pinholes in Thin-Film Solar Cells

Impact ionization avalanche breakdown in short crystal regions ofp‐Ge

Impact of Small Phonon Energies on the Charge-Carrier Lifetimes in Metal-Halide Perovskites.

scientific article published on 7 February 2018

Improvement of photon collection in Cu(In,Ga)Se2 solar cells and modules by fluorescent frequency conversion

In Situ-Doped Silicon Thin Films for Passivating Contacts by Hot-Wire Chemical Vapor Deposition with a High Deposition Rate of 42 nm/min

scientific article published on 12 August 2019

Influence of the operating temperature on the performance of silicon based photoelectrochemical devices for water splitting

Internal quantum efficiency of thin epitaxial silicon solar cells

Internal voltages in GaInP∕GaInAs∕Ge multijunction solar cells determined by electroluminescence measurements

Light absorption and emission in semiconductors with band gap fluctuations—A study on Cu(In,Ga)Se2 thin films

Light-induced degradation of adapted quadruple junction thin film silicon solar cells for photoelectrochemical water splitting

Linking structural properties with functionality in solar cell materials – the effective mass and effective density of states

Manipulating the Net Radiative Recombination Rate in Lead Halide Perovskite Films by Modification of Light Outcoupling

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Material development for dye solar modules: results from an integrated approach

Measurement and modeling of reverse biased electroluminescence in multi-crystalline silicon solar cells

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Mechanism for crystalline Si surface passivation by the combination of SiO2tunnel oxide and µc-SiC:H thin film

Microcrystalline silicon–oxygen alloys for application in silicon solar cells and modules

Microscopic Perspective on Photovoltaic Reciprocity in Ultrathin Solar Cells

scientific article published in Physical Review Letters

Mobility dependent efficiencies of organic bulk heterojunction solar cells: Surface recombination and charge transfer state distribution

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Modeling and practical realization of thin film silicon-based integrated solar water splitting devices

Modeling charge carrier collection in multiple exciton generating PbSe quantum dots

Modelling of photo- and electroluminescence of hydrogenated microcrystalline silicon solar cells

Multijunction Si photocathodes with tunable photovoltages from 2.0 V to 2.8 V for light induced water splitting

Nanoscale Investigation of Polarization-Dependent Light Coupling to Individual Waveguide Modes in Nanophotonic Thin-Film Solar Cells

Nanoscale observation of waveguide modes enhancing the efficiency of solar cells.

scientific article published on 3 November 2014

Nonequilibrium phase transition in the electronic transport ofp-type germanium at low temperatures

scientific article published on 01 November 1990

Novel series connection concept for thin film solar modules

On the geometry of plasmonic reflection grating back contacts for light trapping in prototype amorphous silicon thin-film solar cells

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On the thermodynamics of light trapping in solar cells

scientific article published on 01 February 2014

Open-Circuit Voltages Exceeding 1.26 V in Planar Methylammonium Lead Iodide Perovskite Solar Cells

Optical design of spectrally selective interlayers for perovskite/silicon heterojunction tandem solar cells

scientific article published on 01 September 2018

Optically active defects in SiC, SiOx single layers and SiC/SiOx hetero-superlattices

Optimization of Rugate filters for ultra light-trapping in solar cells

Optimized amorphous silicon oxide buffer layers for silicon heterojunction solar cells with microcrystalline silicon oxide contact layers

Optimizing the geometry of plasmonic reflection grating back contacts for improved light trapping in prototype amorphous silicon thin-film solar cells

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Persistent photoconductivity in Cu(In,Ga)Se2 heterojunctions and thin films prepared by sequential deposition

Phosphorus Catalytic Doping on Intrinsic Silicon Thin Films for the Application in Silicon Heterojunction Solar Cells

scientific article published on 02 December 2020

Photoelectrochemical application of thin-film silicon triple-junction solar cell in batteries

Plasmonic back contacts with non-ordered Ag nanostructures for light trapping in thin-film silicon solar cells

article published in 2013

Preface: phys. stat. sol. (a) 205/12

Preparation and measurement of highly efficient a-Si:H single junction solar cells and the advantages ofμc-SiOx:Hn-layers

article published in 2015

Pronounced Surface Band Bending of Thin-Film Silicon Revealed by Modeling Core Levels Probed with Hard X-rays.

scientific article published on 13 June 2016

Prototyping of nanophotonic grating back contacts for light trapping in planar silicon solar cells

Quantitative analysis of the transient photoluminescence of CH3NH3PbI3/PC61BM heterojunctions by numerical simulations

article published in 2018

Quantitative electroluminescence analysis of resistive losses in Cu(In, Ga)Se2 thin-film modules

Ray tracing for the optics at nano-textured ZnO-air and ZnO-silicon interfaces

Reciprocity between Charge Injection and Extraction and Its Influence on the Interpretation of Electroluminescence Spectra in Organic Solar Cells

Reciprocity between electroluminescence and quantum efficiency used for the characterization of silicon solar cells

Reciprocity relation between photovoltaic quantum efficiency and electroluminescent emission of solar cells

scholarly article in Physical Review B, vol. 76 no. 8, August 2007

Recombination and resistive losses at ZnO∕a‐Si:H∕c‐Si interfaces in heterojunction back contacts for Si solar cells

Recombination via tail states in polythiophene:fullerene solar cells

scholarly article in Physical Review B, vol. 83 no. 11, March 2011

Reverse biased electroluminescence spectroscopy of crystalline silicon solar cells with high spatial resolution

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Rugate filter for light-trapping in solar cells

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Selection Metric for Photovoltaic Materials Screening Based on Detailed-Balance Analysis

Silicon heterojunction solar cell with amorphous silicon oxide buffer and microcrystalline silicon oxide contact layers

scholarly article by Kaining Ding et al published 13 March 2012 in Physica Status Solidi

Silicon quantum dot formation in SiC/SiOx hetero-superlattice

Silicon solar cell of 16.8 μm thickness and 14.7% efficiency

Solution-Based Silicon in Thin-Film Solar Cells

Spatial inhomogeneities in Cu(In,Ga)Se2 solar cells analyzed by an electron beam induced voltage technique

Statistics of the Auger Recombination of Electrons and Holes via Defect Levels in the Band Gap—Application to Lead-Halide Perovskites

scientific article published on 18 July 2018

Structure and electronic properties of μc-SiC:H for photovoltaic applications

Superposition and Reciprocity in the Electroluminescence and Photoluminescence of Solar Cells

Texture and electronic activity of grain boundaries in Cu(In,Ga)Se2 thin films

Theoretical and experimental analysis of photonic structures for fluorescent concentrators with increased efficiencies

Thermodynamics of light management in photovoltaic devices

scholarly article in Physical Review B, vol. 90 no. 3, July 2014

Three-Dimensional Photonic Crystal Intermediate Reflectors for Enhanced Light-Trapping in Tandem Solar Cells

scientific article published on 25 July 2011

Tunneling-enhanced recombination in Cu(In, Ga)Se2 heterojunction solar cells

Understanding junction breakdown in multicrystalline solar cells

Understanding the energy yield of photovoltaic modules in different climates by linear performance loss analysis of the module performance ratio

Upscaling of integrated photoelectrochemical water-splitting devices to large areas.

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Wet-Chemical Preparation of Silicon Tunnel Oxides for Transparent Passivated Contacts in Crystalline Silicon Solar Cells

scientific article published on 23 April 2018

What Makes a Good Solar Cell?

Wide Gap Microcrystalline Silicon Oxide Emitter for a-SiOx:H/c-Si Heterojunction Solar Cells

Wide gap microcrystalline silicon carbide emitter for amorphous silicon oxide passivated heterojunction solar cells

scholarly article by Manuel Pomaska et al published 20 January 2017 in Japanese Journal of Applied Physics

a-Si:H/µc-Si:H tandem junction based photocathodes with high open-circuit voltage for efficient hydrogen production