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Modifying the solar spectrum to enhance silicon solar cell efficiency—An overview of available materials by Strümpel, C., McCann, M., Beaucarne, G., Arkhipov, V., Slaoui, A., Švrček, V., del Cañizo, C., Tobias, I.

“…There are three ways in which the cell efficiency of silicon solar cells may be improved by better exploitation of the solar spectrum: down-conversion (cutting…”
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Very low surface recombination velocities on p-type silicon wafers passivated with a dielectric with fixed negative charge by Agostinelli, G., Delabie, A., Vitanov, P., Alexieva, Z., Dekkers, H.F.W., De Wolf, S., Beaucarne, G.

“…Surface recombination velocities as low as 10 cm/s have been obtained by treated atomic layer deposition (ALD) of Al 2O 3 layers on p-type CZ silicon wafers…”
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8% Efficient thin-film polycrystalline-silicon solar cells based on aluminum- induced crystallization and thermal CVD by Gordon, I., Carnel, L., Van Gestel, D., Beaucarne, G., Poortmans, J.

“…A considerable cost reduction could be achieved in photovoltaics if efficient solar cells could be made from polycrystalline‐silicon (pc‐Si) thin films on…”
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Stress-induced large-area lift-off of crystalline Si films by Dross, F., Robbelein, J., Vandevelde, B., Van Kerschaver, E., Gordon, I., Beaucarne, G., Poortmans, J.

“…A new implantation-free lift-off process is presented. We deposit a layer with mismatched thermal expansion coefficient with respect to the substrate. Upon…”
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Thin-film monocrystalline-silicon solar cells made by a seed layer approach on glass-ceramic substrates by Gordon, I., Vallon, S., Mayolet, A., Beaucarne, G., Poortmans, J.

“…Solar modules made from thin-film crystalline-silicon layers of high quality on glass substrates could lower the price of photovoltaic electricity…”
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Electronic properties of negatively charged SiOx films deposited by Atmospheric Pressure Plasma Liquid Deposition for surface passivation of p-type c-Si solar cells by Kotipalli, R., Descamps, P., Delamare, R., Kaiser, V., Beaucarne, G., Flandre, D.

“…Here we demonstrate the influence of firing temperatures on the electronic properties of Atmospheric Pressure Plasma Liquid Deposition (APPLD) silicon dioxide…”
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Carrier trap passivation in multicrystalline Si solar cells by hydrogen from SiNx:H layers by Dekkers, H. F. W., Carnel, L., Beaucarne, G.

“…Hydrogenation by high temperature rapid annealing of SiNx:H is found to be very effective on the defects responsible for the carrier trapping effect in…”
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Molecular hydrogen formation in hydrogenated silicon nitride by Dekkers, H. F. W., Beaucarne, G., Hiller, M., Charifi, H., Slaoui, A.

“…Hydrogen is released from hydrogenated silicon nitride ( Si N x : H ) during thermal treatments. The formation of molecular hydrogen ( H 2 ) in Si N x : H…”
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Epitaxial thin-film Si solar cells by Beaucarne, G., Duerinckx, F., Kuzma, I., Van Nieuwenhuysen, K., Kim, H.J., Poortmans, J.

“…Most types of thin-film solar cells imply a radical departure from the dominant bulk crystalline Si technology. This is not the case for epitaxial thin-film…”
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Electrical activity of intragrain defects in polycrystalline silicon layers obtained by aluminum-induced crystallization and epitaxy by Van Gestel, D., Romero, M. J., Gordon, I., Carnel, L., D'Haen, J., Beaucarne, G., Al-Jassim, M., Poortmans, J.

“…Defect etching revealed a very large density ( ∼ 10 9 cm − 2 ) of intragrain defects in polycrystalline silicon (pc-Si) layers obtained through…”
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Properties of n-type polycrystalline silicon solar cells formed by aluminium induced crystallization and CVD thickening by Tüzün, Ö., Qiu, Y., Slaoui, A., Gordon, I., Maurice, C., Venkatachalam, S., Chatterjee, S., Beaucarne, G., Poortmans, J.

“…Large-grained, n +n-type polycrystalline silicon (poly-Si) films were obtained on alumina substrates by combining the aluminium induced crystallization (AIC)…”
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Thin-film polycrystalline silicon solar cells on ceramic substrates by aluminium-induced crystallization by Gordon, I., Van Gestel, D., Van Nieuwenhuysen, K., Carnel, L., Beaucarne, G., Poortmans, J.

“…Thin polycrystalline “seed layers” have been created on ceramic substrates using aluminium-induced crystallization (AIC) of amorphous silicon. An intermediate…”
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Study of pore reorganisation during annealing of macroporous silicon structures for solar cell application by Depauw, V., Richard, O., Bender, H., Gordon, I., Beaucarne, G., Poortmans, J., Mertens, R., Celis, J.-P.

“…Thin layers of silicon for solar cells can be lifted-off from wafers by taking advantage of the property of macropores to reorganise at high temperature and,…”
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Proof of concept of an epitaxy-free layer-transfer process for silicon solar cells based on the reorganisation of macropores upon annealing by Depauw, V., Gordon, I., Beaucarne, G., Poortmans, J., Mertens, R., Celis, J.-P.

“…To answer the challenge of less expensive renewable electricity, the photovoltaics community is focusing on producing thinner silicon solar cells. A few years…”
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Epitaxially grown emitters for thin film crystalline silicon solar cells by Van Nieuwenhuysen, K., Duerinckx, F., Kuzma, I., Payo, M. Recaman, Beaucarne, G., Poortmans, J.

“…In recent years, research on epitaxial growth for thin film crystalline silicon solar cells has gained in importance due to the alarming feedstock shortage of…”
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Epitaxially grown emitters for thin film silicon solar cells result in 16% efficiency by Van Nieuwenhuysen, K., Payo, M. Récaman, Kuzma-Filipek, I., Van Hoeymissen, J., Beaucarne, G., Poortmans, J.

“…Epitaxial thin film silicon solar cell technology is one of the most promising midterm alternatives for cost effective industrial solar cell manufacturing…”
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Thin film polycrystalline silicon solar cells on mullite ceramics by Focsa, A., Gordon, I., Auger, J.M., Slaoui, A., Beaucarne, G., Poortmans, J., Maurice, C.

“…In this work, we present the structural quality of polycrystalline silicon films formed by high-temperature chemical vapor deposition (CVD) on mullite ceramics…”
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Reorganized Porous Silicon Bragg Reflectors for Thin-Film Silicon Solar Cells by Duerinckx, F., Kuzma-Filipek, I., Van Nieuwenhuysen, K., Beaucarne, G., Poortmans, J.

“…Stacks of porous silicon layers have been successfully applied to maximize internal reflection at the interface between a silicon substrate and an epitaxially…”
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Requirements of PECVD SiNx:H layers for bulk passivation of mc-Si by DEKKERS, H. F. W, DE WOLF, S, AGOSTINELLI, G, DUERINCKX, F, BEAUCARNE, G

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Thin-film polycrystalline Si solar cells on foreign substrates: film formation at intermediate temperatures (700-1300 °C) by BEAUCARNE, G, BOURDAIS, S, SLAOUI, A, POORTMANS, J

“…We give an overview and analysis of research on thin-film polycrystalline Si solar cells on foreign substrates, with layers formed at intermediate temperatures…”
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