During the passivating contact workshop in Eindhoven earlier this year more than 80 people enjoyed several in-depth presentations and discussions on this hot topic in crystalline silicon PV research. Since the PV conference low season / summer break has
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Looking back at the passivating contact workshop in Eindhoven (part 1 of 3)
– Why are passivating contacts for crystalline silicon solar cells needed and how do they work?
During the passivating contact workshop in Eindhoven earlier this year more than 80 people enjoyed several in-depth presentations and discussions on this hot topic in crystalline silicon PV research. Since the PV conference low season / summer break has
The prospects for the use of Al2O3 in solar cells (in 10 questions)
– How we looked at it in 2011
At the end of last month – in May – the 2018 edition of the “PERC Solar Cell Technology” report appeared as published by Taiyang news. It is the third edition of this interesting report and it starts by stating
Plasma ALD and substrate biasing
– The impact of energetic ions on film properties
“Plasma ions create electronic defects in sensitive substrates as well as generate a large electronic trap density in deposited films, especially detrimental for gate dielectric applications.” This is a sentence that I read about 10 years ago (in January 2007
4th Dutch perovskite workshop
Date, time and location of the event The 4th Dutch Perovskite Workshop is scheduled to take place at the Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e) on Friday 29 June 2018. The program will start at 10:00 hr in the Film Zaal
Why are solar cell physics important? – How thermodynamics of the selective membrane model help us understand passivating contacts
The title of this post deserves some clarification. Isn’t the answer obvious? You need to understand how solar cells work in order to improve them and physics are the foundation of that understanding, right? We suspect that most people would
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Advancing PV: from passivation to contacts
– A passivating contact workshop
On 31 January 2018 more than 80 people from 11 different countries attended the event Advancing PV: from passivation to contacts – A passivating contact workshop. The interesting presentations of the invited speakers together with the extensive discussion with the audience
Surface science aspects of (plasma) ALD reactions
– Extending the legacy of Harold Winters
The fact that Dr. Harold Winters passed away last year – at the age of 83 – has led to initiatives in tribute of Harold and his profound contributions to plasma science. One of these initiatives is a Special Issue
Advancing PV: from passivation to contacts
– A passivating contact workshop
Aim – The goal of this one-day workshop is to provide a platform to learn more about passivating contacts for crystalline silicon solar cells. Unlike the PV conferences where this topic already receives a fair amount of attention, this platform will
Stop motion movie of a novel area-selective ALD approach
– Building a film with nanoblocks – literally!
As will be clear from many of our posts on this blog(1, 2, 3), area-selective deposition (ASD) is currently an extremely hot research topic. This is mainly because of its potential application in future nanoelectronics as a solution to the