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Perfluoroarene-Based Tin Halide Perovskite Photovoltaics

Hybrid halide perovskites are among the most promising candidates for next-generation photovoltaics. The most investigated perovskite solar cells are lead based, which poses environmental concerns, making finding sustainable alternatives a pressing issue. ...

2025

Co-annealing of PECVD boron emitters and poly-Si passivating contacts for leaner TOPCon solar cell fabrication

Christophe Ballif, Franz-Josef Haug, Sofia Libraro, Julien Hurni, Ezgi Genç

This study investigates the feasibility of a single-step annealing process for tunnel oxide passivating contact (TOPCon) solar cell fabrication to replace the conventional two-step approach. We present a novel method using a single thermal treatment to sim ...

2025

Silicon CMOS and InGaAs(P)/InP SPADs for NIR/SWIR detection

Utku Karaca

Applications demanding imaging at low-light conditions at near-infrared (NIR) and short-wave infrared (SWIR) wavelengths, such as quantum information science, biophotonics, space imaging, and light detection and ranging (LiDAR), have accelerated the develo ...

EPFL2024

Transparent Liquid Crystal Hole-Transporting Material for Stable Perovskite Solar Cells

Mohammad Khaja Nazeeruddin, Hiroyuki Kanda, Kasparas Rakstys, Jianxing Xia

Hexakis(hexyloxy)triphenylene (HAT6) discotic liquid crystal is employed as a transparent hole-transporting material (HTM) for perovskite solar cells (PSCs) and a power conversion efficiency (PCE) of 15.7% is obtained, which is the highest using HAT6 type ...

WILEY-V C H VERLAG GMBH2023

Low-loss contacts on textured substrates for inverted perovskite solar cells

Shaik Mohammed Zakeeruddin, Ursula Röthlisberger, Felix Thomas Eickemeyer, Mingyang Wei, Virginia Carnevali, Nikolaos Lempesis, Lorenzo Agosta

Inverted perovskite solar cells (PSCs) promise enhanced operating stability compared to their normal-structure counterparts1–3. To improve efficiency further, it is crucial to combine effective light management with low interfacial losses4,5. Here we devel ...

2023

Ion-modulated radical doping of spiro-OMeTAD for more efficient and stable perovskite solar cells

Ulf Anders Hagfeldt, Bowen Yang, Jiajia Suo

Record power conversion efficiencies (PCEs) of perovskite solar cells (PSCs) have been obtained with the organic hole transporter 2,2',7,7'-tetrakis(N,N-di-p-methoxyphenyl-amine)9,9'-spirobifluorene (spiro-OMeTAD). Conventional doping of spiro-OMeTAD with ...

American Association for the Advancement of Science2022

Accounting for Optical Generation in the Quasi-Neutral Regions of Perovskite Solar Cells

Jean-Michel Sallese, Farzan Jazaeri, Michael Saliba, Parnian Ferdowsi

Predicting the performance of solar cells though analytical models is important for the theory-guided optimization of these devices. Earlier models neglect the impact of the optical generation in the quasi-neutral regions of a perovskite solar cell. Here, ...

IEEE-INST ELECTRICAL ELECTRONICS ENGINEERS INC2022

Showcasing the optical properties of monocrystalline zinc phosphide thin films as an earth-abundant photovoltaic absorber

Anna Fontcuberta i Morral, Jean-Baptiste Leran, Simon Robert Escobar Steinvall, Mahdi Zamani, Elias Zsolt Stutz, Rajrupa Paul, Mirjana Dimitrievska, Léa Buswell

Zinc phosphide, Zn3P2, is a semiconductor with a high absorption coefficient in the spectral range relevant for single junction photovoltaic applications. It is made of elements abundant in the Earth's crust, opening up a pathway for large deployment of so ...

Royal Society of Chemistry2022

Kilowatt-range Picosecond Switching Based on Microplasma Devices

Elison de Nazareth Matioli, Remco Franciscus Peter van Erp, Armin Jafari, Mohammad Samizadeh Nikooytabalvandani

Plasma formation in micro- and nano-scales enables an ultrahigh-dv/dt picosecond switching in an integrated circuit form factor. Such on-chip plasma devices could provide a transformative approach to achieving high-power levels at very high frequencies, fa ...

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers2021

Transparent and Colorless Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells Exceeding 75% Average Visible Transmittance

Michael Graetzel, Shaik Mohammed Zakeeruddin, Yameng Ren

Most photovoltaic (PV) technologies are opaque to maximize visible light absorption. However, see-through solar cells open additional perspectives for PV integration. Looking beyond maximizing visible light harvesting, this work considers the human eye pho ...

AMER CHEMICAL SOC2021

All-in-One Deposition to Synergistically Manipulate Perovskite Growth for High-Performance Solar Cell

Frank Nüesch, Hui Zhang, Jie Wu

Nonradiative recombination losses originating from crystallographic distortions and issues occurring upon interface formation are detrimental for the photovoltaic performance of perovskite solar cells. Herein, we incorporated a series of carbamide molecule ...

2020

Modeling and experimental demonstration of an integrated photoelectrochemical hydrogen generator working under concentrated irradiation

Saurabh Yuvraj Tembhurne

The thesis focuses on producing renewable fuels by direct conversion of concentrated solar energy via photoelectrochemical (PEC) approaches, which is one viable route for renewable fuel processing and energy storage. The aim of the Ph.D. thesis is to asses ...

EPFL2018

Methylammonium-free, high-performance, and stable perovskite solar cells on a planar architecture

Ulf Anders Hagfeldt, Michael Saliba

Currently, perovskite solar cells (PSCs) with high performances greater than 20% contain bromine (Br), causing a suboptimal bandgap, and the thermally unstable methylammonium (MA) molecule. Avoiding Br and especially MA can therefore result in more optimal ...

American Association for the Advancement of Science2018

Addition of adamantylammonium iodide to hole transport layers enables highly efficient and electroluminescent perovskite solar cells

Michael Graetzel, David Lyndon Emsley, Wolfgang Richard Tress, Dominik Józef Kubicki, Jovana Milic

The efficiency of perovskite solar cells (PSCs) is currently limited by non-radiative recombination losses. One potential loss channel consists of electrons recombining at the interface with the hole transport layer (HTL). We synthesized adamantylammonium ...

ROYAL SOC CHEMISTRY2018

Thermo-mechanical stability of lightweight glass-free photovoltaic modules based on a composite substrate

Christophe Ballif, Laure-Emmanuelle Perret Aebi, Alessandro Francesco Aldo Virtuani, Hengyu Li, Valentin Chapuis, Ana Cristina Oliveira Martins

Lightweight PV modules are attractive for building-integrated photovoltaic (BIPV) applications, especially for renovated buildings, where the additional load bearing capacity is limited. This work focuses on the development of a lightweight, glass-free pho ...

ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV2018

Controlled growth of CH3NH3PbI3 nanowires in arrays of open nanofluidic channels

László Forró, Bálint Náfrádi, Endre Horvath, Andrzej Sienkiewicz, Massimo Spina

Spatial positioning of nanocrystal building blocks on a solid surface is a prerequisite for assembling individual nanoparticles into functional devices. Here, we report on the graphoepitaxial liquid-solid growth of nanowires of the photovoltaic compound CH ...

Nature Research2016

Two-Phase Mini-Thermosyphon Electronics Cooling, Part 3: Transient Modeling and Experimental Validation

John Richard Thome, Jackson Braz Marcinichen, Nicolas Lamaison, Chin Lee Ong

This paper is the third part of the present study on two-phase mini-thermosyphon cooling systems. As mentioned in the first two parts, gravity-driven cooling systems using microchannel flow boiling are a very promising long-term viable solution for electro ...

Ieee2016

Facile synthesized organic hole transporting material for perovskite solar cell with efficiency of 19.8%

Michael Graetzel, Ulf Anders Hagfeldt, Peng Gao, Peng Gao, Dongqin Bi

The exploration of alternative molecular hole-transporting materials (HTMs) specifically for high performance perovskite solar cells (PSCs) is a relatively recent research area. Aiming for further increasing the 'efficiency-cost ratio' of PSCs, we develope ...

Elsevier Science Bv2016

Ultra Low-Power Frequency Synthesizers for Duty Cycled IoT radios

Raghavasimhan Thirunarayanan

Internet of Things (IoT), which is one of the main talking points in the electronics industry today, consists of a number of highly miniaturized sensors and actuators which sense the physical environment around us and communicate that information to a cent ...

EPFL2016