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most citedProduction of Upgraded Metallurgical Grade (UMG) silicon for a low-cost high-efficiency and reliable PV technology

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cond-mat.mtrl-sci2026★ 4 cited

Production of Upgraded Metallurgical Grade (UMG) silicon for a low-cost high-efficiency and reliable PV technology

José Manuel Míguez Novoa, Volker Hoffmann, Eduardo Fornies +12

UMG-Si has the potential to reduce the cost of PV technology and to improve its environmental profile. In this contribution, we summarize the extensive work made in the research an…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2025

Hydrogenated Aluminum Doped Zinc Oxide as Highly Transparent and Passivating Indium-Free Recombination Junction for TOPCon-Based Bottom Cell

Gökhan Altıner, Jons Bolding, Yiğit Mert Kaplan +4

Tandem solar cells offer a promising alternative to exceed the efficiency limits of single-junction silicon photovoltaics, yet they require high-performance recombination junctions…

physics.app-ph2025

Simulation of TOPCon/PERC Hybrid Bottom Structure for Perovskite/Silicon Tandem Solar Cells using Quokka3

Eni Muka, Raşit Turan, Hisham Nasser

This work emphasizes the potential of perovskite/silicon tandem solar cells for increased power conversion efficiencies. By employing crystalline silicon (c-Si) as the bottom cell,…

physics.app-ph2023

Development of a Selective Wet-Chemical Etchant for 3D Structuring of Silicon via Nonlinear Laser Lithography

Mona Zolfaghari Borra, Behrad Radfar, Hisham Nasser +10

Recently-demonstrated high-quality three-dimensional (3D) subsurface laser processing inside crystalline silicon (c-Si) wafers opens a door to a wide range of novel applications in…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2022

High carrier lifetimes in UMG multicrystalline wafers after P- diffusion compatible with high-efficiency cell structures

Nerea Dasilva-Villanueva, Bülent Arıkan, Hasan Hüseyin Canar +7

High-quality multicrystalline Upgraded Metallurgical Grade Silicon (UMG-Si) offers significant advantages over conventional polysilicon-based PV technology, associated to lower cos…