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2026

Journal Articles

Influence of firing temperature and silver–aluminum paste intermixing on front contact quality and performance of TOPCon silicon solar cells

M. Krejci; J. Hurni; E. Genç; J. Čech; J. Kuliček et al. 

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells. 2026. Vol. 296, p. 114085. DOI : 10.1016/j.solmat.2025.114085.

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2025

Journal Articles

Optimizing photon capture: advancements in amorphous silicon-based microchannel plates

S. Frey; L. Antognini; J. Benserhir; E. Ripiccini; C. de Koning et al. 

Communications Engineering. 2025. Vol. 4, num. 1, p. 64. DOI : 10.1038/s44172-025-00394-6.

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How crystallization additives govern halide perovskite grain growth

T. Maschwitz; L. Merten; F. Ünlü; M. Majewski; F. Haddadi Barzoki et al. 

Nature communications. 2025. Vol. 16, num. 1. DOI : 10.1038/s41467-025-65484-7.

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Boron-emitter development for TOPCon c-Si solar cells based on plasma-deposited boron diffusion source and poly-Si(n) passivating contact

T. Schaller; E. Genç; J. Hurni; L. Lunghi; C. Ballif et al. 

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells. 2025. Vol. 293, p. 113808. DOI : 10.1016/j.solmat.2025.113808.

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Impact of Luminescent Coupling on Perovskite‐Silicon Tandem External Quantum Efficiency Quantified by Comprehensive Opto‐Electronic Simulation

S. J. Zeder; T. Krucker; D. Moia; S. Jenatsch; K. Artuk et al. 

Solar RRL. 2025. DOI : 10.1002/solr.202500823.

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An open modeling framework to support the electrification of private transport in African cities: A case study of Addis Ababa

J. Dumoulin; D. Habtu Gebremeskel; K. Gashaw; I. Graabak; N. Jeannin et al. 

African Transport Studies. 2025. Vol. 3, p. 100064. DOI : 10.1016/j.aftran.2025.100064.

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PV for what? A PV self-sufficiency analysis of electric vehicles, heat pumps, and home storage

M. van der Kam; A. Pena-Bello; D. Parra 

Energy. 2025. Vol. 334, p. 137774. DOI : 10.1016/j.energy.2025.137774.

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

E. Genç; J. Hurni; S. Libraro; C. Allebé; B. Paviet-Salomon et al. 

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells. 2025. Vol. 292, p. 113713. DOI : 10.1016/j.solmat.2025.113713.

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Advanced Flame Retardant Strategies and Fire Performance Assessment for Safer Photovoltaics in Buildings: A Two‐Part Review

F. Ollagnon; O. Aurrekoetxea‐Arratibel; E. Gottis; H. Li; X. Olano‐Azkune et al. 

Advanced Functional Materials. 2025. DOI : 10.1002/adfm.202509194.

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Enhancing the Performance and Photostability of Perovskite Solar Cells with a Multifunctional Light‐Management Composite

S. M. Mousavi; M. Othman; F. Zou; N. Lamminen; G. C. Tewari et al. 

Small Science. 2025. DOI : 10.1002/smsc.202500330.

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Citiwatts: a secure, open-source platform for regional energy planning

A. Pena Bello; N. Jeannin; N. Wyrsch; D. Wannier; J. Rager 

IET Conference Proceedings. 2025. Vol. 2025, num. 14, p. 2016 – 2020. DOI : 10.1049/icp.2025.1987.

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Temperature-Resilient Monolithic Perovskite/Silicon Tandems Enabling Crystalline Front TCO Integration

A. A. Said; L. Mardegan; E. Ugur; Z. Song; P. Dally et al. 

ACS Applied Energy Materials. 2025. DOI : 10.1021/acsaem.5c02044.

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Characterization of Lightweight Polymeric Honeycomb Structures for Use as Backsides in Glass‐Free PV Modules

N. Pervan; U. Desai; G. C. Eder; J. Govaerts; A. Derluyn et al. 

Journal of Applied Polymer Science. 2025. DOI : 10.1002/app.57892.

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Detect, Decouple, Optimise: Insights into Solar Photovoltaics Faults and Performance Trends

H. Quest; C. Ballif; A. Virtuani 

Solar RRL. 2025. DOI : 10.1002/solr.202500487.

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Accelerating Optimization of Halide Perovskites: Two Blueprints for Automation

H. A. Can; D. A. Jacobs; N. Fürst; C. Ballif; C. Wolff 

Digital Discovery. 2025. 

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Conference Papers

Role of Residual PbI2in Two-step Vapor Processed Perovskite Solar Cells with Methylamine Treatment

C. Santiwipharat; A. G. Kuba; K. D. Dobson; U. K. Das; W. N. Shafarman 

2025. 53 IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, Montreal, Canada, 2025-06-08 – 2025-06-13. p. 482 – 484. DOI : 10.1109/PVSC59419.2025.11132659.

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Spanning nm-to-wafer scale in perovskite-based multi-junction solar cells

C. Wolff 

2025. MATSUS Fall 2025 Conference, València, Spain, 2025-10-20 – 2025-10-24. DOI : 10.29363/nanoge.matsusfall.2025.269.

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Different facets of hybrid vapour-vapour deposited halide perovskites

C. Wolff 

2025. MATSUS Fall 2025 Conference, València, Spain, 2025-10-20 – 2025-10-24. DOI : 10.29363/nanoge.matsusfall.2025.267.

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Reviews

Meta-study of potential for photovoltaic installations in Switzerland

M. Hügi; N. Wyrsch; C. Bucher; D. Hess; C. Ballif 

Energy Reports. 2025. Vol. 14, p. 2296 – 2314. DOI : 10.1016/j.egyr.2025.08.035.

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Working Papers

Perovskite-perovskite-silicon triple junction solar cells with improved carrier and photon management

K. Artuk; D. Türkay; A. G. Kuba; S. Riemelmoser; J. Steele et al. 

2025

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