Browsing CSEM Archive by Author "Badel, N."

Advanced method for electrical characterization of carrier-selective passivating contacts using transfer-lengthmethod measurements under variable illumination

Geissbühler, J.; Allebé, C.; Badel, N.; Wyss, P. (2021-04)

Advanced Silicon Thin Films for High-Efficiency Silicon Heterojunction-Based Solar Cells

Descoeudres, A.; Allebe, C.; Badel, N.; Barraud, L.; Champliaud, J.; Christmann, G.; et al. (2017)

The drop in passivation usually observed after the deposition of the p-doped amorphous silicon (a-Si:11) layer on top of the passivating intrinsic buffer a-Si:H layer during the fabrication of silicon heterojunction (SHJ) ...

Aluminium-Doped Zinc Oxide Rear Reflectors for High-Efficiency Silicon Heterojunction Solar Cells

Senaud, L.-L.; Christmann, G.; Descoeudres, A.; Geissbuhler, J.; Barraud, L.; Badel, N.; Allebe, C.; Nicolay, S.; Despeisse, M.; Paviet-Salomon, B.; Ballif, C. (2019)

This contribution demonstrates an improved infrared response of the rear reflector of monofacial silicon heterojunction solar cells using aluminium-doped zinc oxide (AZO) in lieu of indium tin oxide (ITO) in the back ...

Field test and electrode optimization of electrodynamic cleaning systems for solar panels

Faes, A.; Petri, D.; Champliaud, J.; Geissbuhler, J.; Badel, N.; Levrat, J.; et al. (2019)

Soiling is the major cause of power loss of photovoltaics (PV) and concentrated solar power (CSP) in desert areas. Electrodynamic cleaning system (EDS) is an automatic and water-free integrated cleaning system for mirrors ...

Industrialization of hybrid Si/III–V and translucent planar micro-tracking modules

Nardin, G.; Domínguez, C.; Aguilar, Á. F.; Anglade, L.; Duchemin, M.; Schuppisser, D.; Gerlich, F.; Ackermann, M.; Coulot, L.; Cuénod, B.; Petri, D.; Niquille, X.; Badel, N.; Lachowicz, A.; Despeisse, M.; Levrat, J.; Ballif, C.; Askins, S.; Núñez, R.; Jost, N.; Vallerotto, G. (2020-12-21)

Interdigitated back contact silicon heterojunction solar cells featuring an interband tunnel junction enabling simplified processing

Paviet-Salomon, B.; Tomasi, A.; Lachenal, D.; Badel, N.; Christmann, G.; Barraud, L.; et al. (2018)

This paper reports on the development of an innovative back-contacted crystalline silicon solar cell with passivating contacts featuring an interband tunnel junction at its electron-collecting contacts. In this novel ...

Low-temperature processes for passivation and metallization of high-efficiency crystalline silicon solar cells

Descoeudres, A.; Allebe, C.; Badel, N.; Barraud, L.; Champliaud, J.; Christmann, G.; et al. (2018)

This paper reviews recent progress made at CSEM on the development of low-temperature processes for the fabrication of amorphous silicon-based passivated contacts and for the metallization of high-efficiency silicon ...

Low-Temperature Screen-Printed Metallization for the Scale-Up of Two-Terminal Perovskite-Silicon Tandems

Kamino, B. A.; Paviet-Salomon, B.; Moon, S. J.; Badel, N.; Levrat, J.; Christmann, G.; et al. (2019)

Tandem photovoltaic devices based on perovskite and crystalline silicon (PK/c-Si) absorbers have the potential to push commercial silicon single junction devices beyond their current efficiency limit. However, their scale-up ...

Project ameliz: Patterning techniques for copper electroplated metallization onheterojunction solar cells

Lachowicz, A.; Andreatta, G.; Blondiaux, N.; Faes, A.; Badel, N.; Diaz Leon, J. J.; Allebé, C.; Fontaine, C.; Haumesser, P.-H.; Jourdan, J.; Muñoz, D.; Godard, M.; Darmon, M.; Nicolay, S.; Despeisse, M.; Ballif, C. (2021-01)

Rear-emitter silicon heterojunction solar cells with atomic layer deposited ZnO:Al serving as an alternative transparent conducting oxide to In2O3:Sn

Niemela, J. P.; Macco, B.; Barraud, L.; Descoeudres, A.; Badel, N.; Despeisse, M.; et al. (2019)

Here high-efficiency (above 21%) large-area silicon heterojunction solar cells with atomic layer deposited ZnO:Al as front- or back-side transparent conducting oxide are demonstrated. Photoconductance decay measurements ...