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Correlative transmission Kikuchi diffraction and atom probe tomography study of Cu(In,Ga)Se2 grain boundaries
10.1002/pip.2966 2017-12-06 We combined transmission Kikuchi diffraction and atom probe tomography techniques to investigate the relationship between the structure and chemistry of grain boundaries in Cu(In,Ga)Se2 thin films. Kikuchi patterns with the tetragonal structure of Cu(In,Ga)Se... |
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Angular-dependent spectral responsivity—Traceable measurements on optical losses in PV devices
10.1002/pip.2957 2017-11-27 Angular-dependent optical losses can have an effect on the spectral responsivity of photovoltaic devices. When these devices with differing angular-dependent spectral responsivity are exposed to incident direct and diffuse solar spectral irradiance they will ... |
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Pb5Sb8S17 quantum dot-sensitized solar cells with an efficiency of 6% under 0.05 sun: Theoretical and experimental studies
10.1002/pip.2969 2017-11-27 Pb5Sb8S17 has recently been demonstrated to be a potential solar absorber material having an efficiency of 4.14% under 0.1 sun. This work reports on the improved performance of solid-state Pb5Sb8S17 quantum dot-sensitized solar cells (QDSCs). Density function... |
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Understanding the light-induced degradation at elevated temperatures: Similarities between multicrystalline and floatzone p-type silicon
10.1002/pip.2954 2017-11-27 This paper discusses degradation phenomena in crystalline silicon. We present new investigations of the light- and elevated temperature-induced degradation of multicrystalline silicon. The investigations provide insights into the defect parameters as well as ... |
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Validation of an all-sky imager–based nowcasting system for industrial PV plants
10.1002/pip.2968 2017-11-20 Because of the cloud-induced variability of the solar resource, the growing contributions of photovoltaic plants to the overall power generation challenges the stability of electricity grids. To avoid blackouts, administrations started to define maximum negat... |
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Impact of heat-light soaking on potassium fluoride treated CIGS solar cells with CdS buffer layer
10.1002/pip.2962 2017-11-20 In this study, the effects of light-soaking (LS), heat-soaking (HS), and combined LS and HS, that is, heat-light soaking (HLS) on potassium fluoride (KF)-treated and KF-free copper indium gallium selenide (CIGS) solar cells with CBD-CdS buffer layer were inve... |
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Cover Image, Volume 25, Issue 12
10.1002/pip.2971 2017-11-20 The cover image, by Xinyue Zhang et al., is based on the Research Article Large-area flexible, transparent, and highly luminescent films containing lanthanide (III) complex-doped ionic liquids for efficiency enhancement of silicon-based heterojunction solar c... |
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Issue Information
10.1002/pip.2831 2017-11-20 No abstract is available for this article. |
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Semi-transparent plastic solar cell based on oxide-metal-oxide multilayer electrodes
10.1002/pip.2965 2017-11-16 Semi-transparent plastic solar cells are currently highly attractive for their potential as the most prominent components for building-integrated photovoltaics. However, the power conversion efficiency (PCE) of semi-transparent plastic solar cells still lags ... |
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Influence of the precursor layer composition and deposition processes on the electronic quality of liquid phase crystallized silicon absorbers
10.1002/pip.2953 2017-11-16 Liquid phase crystallization using line-shaped energy sources such as CW-diode lasers or electron beams has proven to form mc-Si layers on borosilicate or borosilicate/aluminosilicate glass that exhibit wafer equivalent grain sizes and electronic quality. In ... |