Maulid Kivambe
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View article: Early degradation of silicon heterojunction PV modules installed on horizontal single-axis trackers in desert climate
Early degradation of silicon heterojunction PV modules installed on horizontal single-axis trackers in desert climate Open
View article: Comprehensive assessment of performance and reliability of PERC, TOPCon and SHJ modules in desert climates
Comprehensive assessment of performance and reliability of PERC, TOPCon and SHJ modules in desert climates Open
View article: Assessing vertical east-west bifacial photovoltaic systems in desert environments: Energy yield and soiling mitigation
Assessing vertical east-west bifacial photovoltaic systems in desert environments: Energy yield and soiling mitigation Open
Desert environments exhibit high soiling rates that have a profound impact on the energy yield and the operations and maintenance of Photovoltaic (PV) power plants. This study investigates vertical east–west (Vertical) installation of bifa…
View article: Performance of Monofacial and Bifacial Silicon Heterojunction Modules under Desert Conditions and the Impact of PV Soiling
Performance of Monofacial and Bifacial Silicon Heterojunction Modules under Desert Conditions and the Impact of PV Soiling Open
The performance and reliability of photovoltaic (PV) modules in a desert climate depends, among other factors, on the solar irradiance, operating temperature, and soiling rate. Since the impacts of these environmental factors depend on the…
View article: Performance and reliability of crystalline-silicon photovoltaics in desert climate
Performance and reliability of crystalline-silicon photovoltaics in desert climate Open
View article: Performance and Reliability of Crystalline-Silicon Photovoltaics in Desert Climate
Performance and Reliability of Crystalline-Silicon Photovoltaics in Desert Climate Open
View article: Annealing of Silicon Heterojunction Solar Cells: Interplay of Solar Cell and Indium Tin Oxide Properties
Annealing of Silicon Heterojunction Solar Cells: Interplay of Solar Cell and Indium Tin Oxide Properties Open
In this paper, we report the evolution of silicon heterojunction solar cell properties focusing, in particular, on the indium tin oxide (ITO) layers upon consecutive thermal annealing. We find that the charge carrier density $N_{\\rm e}$ o…
View article: Record-Efficiency n-Type and High-Efficiency p-Type Monolike Silicon Heterojunction Solar Cells with a High-Temperature Gettering Process
Record-Efficiency n-Type and High-Efficiency p-Type Monolike Silicon Heterojunction Solar Cells with a High-Temperature Gettering Process Open
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View article: Development of N-Type Amorphous and Microcrystalline Hydrogenated Silicon-Oxides (SiOx:H) and Investigation of their Impact as Window Layers on Silicon Heterojunction Solar Cells Device
Development of N-Type Amorphous and Microcrystalline Hydrogenated Silicon-Oxides (SiOx:H) and Investigation of their Impact as Window Layers on Silicon Heterojunction Solar Cells Device Open
We report on the development of hydrogenated n-type amorphous and microcrystalline silicon oxides ((n)-SiOx:H and (n) mu c-SiOx:H, respectively) by PECVD, and their successful integration as n-window layers for silicon heterojunction (SHJ)…
View article: Impact of the Oxygen Flow during the Magnetron Sputtering Deposition on the Indium Tin Oxide thin films for Silicon Heterojunction Solar Cell
Impact of the Oxygen Flow during the Magnetron Sputtering Deposition on the Indium Tin Oxide thin films for Silicon Heterojunction Solar Cell Open
We report on the optoelectronic properties of ITO layers deposited by DC sputtering, using different oxygen to total flow ratios [r(O-2) = O-2/Ar, ranging from 1% to 8%], for silicon heterojunction (SHJ) solar cell application. The depth p…
View article: Impact of the oxygen content on the optoelectronic properties of the indium-tin-oxide based transparent electrodes for silicon heterojunction solar cells
Impact of the oxygen content on the optoelectronic properties of the indium-tin-oxide based transparent electrodes for silicon heterojunction solar cells Open
Amorphous/crystalline silicon heterojunction (SHJ) solar cells technology is attracting tremendous attention in recent years due to its potential to achieve high power conversion efficiencies at low fabrication temperatures and using few p…
View article: Silicon Heterojunction Solar Cells on Quasi-mono Wafers
Silicon Heterojunction Solar Cells on Quasi-mono Wafers Open
We applied hydrogen passivation, gettering and a combination of both to quasi-mono (qm) wafer material to enhance its bulk lifetime and prepared silicon heterojunction (SHJ) solar cells. We find that while our applied hydrogen passivation …
View article: Nanocrystalline silicon oxide stacks for silicon heterojunction solar cells for hot climates
Nanocrystalline silicon oxide stacks for silicon heterojunction solar cells for hot climates Open
Today, solar cells are generally optimized for 25 °C, whereas in most climates, especially hot and sunny ones, the operating device temperature is usually much higher, e.g. in the range of 60 °C. We investigate the use of n-doped nanocryst…
View article: Characterization of high-quality kerfless epitaxial silicon for solar cells: Defect sources and impact on minority-carrier lifetime
Characterization of high-quality kerfless epitaxial silicon for solar cells: Defect sources and impact on minority-carrier lifetime Open
View article: Towards an optimum silicon heterojunction solar cell configuration for high temperature and high light intensity environment
Towards an optimum silicon heterojunction solar cell configuration for high temperature and high light intensity environment Open
View article: Emerging Technologies in Crystal Growth of Photovoltaic Silicon: Progress and Challenges
Emerging Technologies in Crystal Growth of Photovoltaic Silicon: Progress and Challenges Open
The Photovoltaic (PV) market is dominated by crystalline silicon materials in the form of high-quality high-cost Czochralski monocrystalline silicon (mono-Si) and lower-cost defect-prone crucible-cast multicrystalline silicon (mc-Si). Ther…
View article: Exceeding 3 ms Minority Carrier Lifetime in n–type Non-contact Crucible Silicon
Exceeding 3 ms Minority Carrier Lifetime in n–type Non-contact Crucible Silicon Open
View article: Exceeding 3 ms Minority Carrier Lifetime in n–type Non-contact Crucible Silicon
Exceeding 3 ms Minority Carrier Lifetime in n–type Non-contact Crucible Silicon Open
View article: The impact of oxygen precipitation on dislocation generation at small angle grain boundaries during seed‐assisted directional solidification of silicon
The impact of oxygen precipitation on dislocation generation at small angle grain boundaries during seed‐assisted directional solidification of silicon Open
We have investigated the source of dislocations generated during growth and subsequent cooling of quasi‐monocrystalline silicon. Bi‐crystals of silicon separated by ∼5.2° tilt small angle grain boundary have been directionally solidified a…