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Limodio, G. (author), D'Herouville, G. (author), Mazzarella, L. (author), Zhao, Y. (author), Yang, G. (author), Isabella, O. (author), Zeman, M. (author)This work shows an alternative surface cleaning method for c-Si wafers to replace the standard chemical procedures as RCA or HNO <sub>3</sub> which involve hazardous chemicals or unstable processes. The method consists in a high-temperature oxidation treatment (HTO) performed in a classical tube furnace that incorporates organic and metal...journal article 2019
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Han, C. (author), Mazzarella, L. (author), Zhao, Y. (author), Yang, G. (author), Procel Moya, P.A. (author), Tijssen, M. (author), Bento Montes, A.R. (author), Isabella, O. (author), Zeman, M. (author)Broadband transparent conductive oxide layers with high electron mobility (μ<sub>e</sub>) are essential to further enhance crystalline silicon (c-Si) solar cell performances. Although metallic cation-doped In<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> thin films with high μ<sub>e</sub> (>60 cm<sup>2</sup> V<sup>-1</sup> s<sup>-1</sup>) have been extensively...journal article 2019
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Nepal, Pramod (author), Korevaar, Marc (author), Ziar, H. (author), Isabella, O. (author), Zeman, M. (author)The deposition of dust, soil, and microfibers resulting from the surroundings, as well as the growth of minute pollens like moss and fungi, contributes toward photovoltaic (PV) module soiling. Soiling is a widely recognized factor that significantly reduces the power production by acting as a barrier for effective light absorption by the...journal article 2019
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Vismara, R. (author), Isabella, O. (author), Ingenito, A. (author), Si, F.T. (author), Zeman, M. (author)Background: Elongated nanostructures, such as nanowires, have attracted significant attention for application in silicon-based solar cells. The high aspect ratio and characteristic radial junction configuration can lead to higher device performance, by increasing light absorption and, at the same time, improving the collection efficiency of...journal article 2019
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Calcabrini, A. (author), Ziar, H. (author), Isabella, O. (author), Zeman, M. (author)Architects, engineers and urban planners have today at their disposal several tools for simulating the energy yield of photovoltaic systems. These tools are based on mathematical models that perform repetitive calculations to determine the annual irradiation received by solar panels; hence when photovoltaic systems are installed in complex...journal article 2019
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Limodio, G. (author), Yang, G. (author), Ge, H. (author), Procel Moya, P.A. (author), de Groot, Y. (author), Mazzarella, L. (author), Isabella, O. (author), Zeman, M. (author)In this work we develop a rear emitter silicon solar cell integrating carrier-selective passivating contacts (CSPCs) with different thermal budget in the same device. The solar cell consists of a B-doped poly-Si/SiO<sub>x</sub> hole collector and an i/n hydrogenated amorphous silicon (a-Si:H) stack acting as electron collector placed on the...journal article 2019
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Sönmez, Furkan Fatih (author), Ziar, H. (author), Isabella, O. (author), Zeman, M. (author)The concept of view factor has various applications in engineering problems, ranging from heat management to bifacial photovoltaics. Analytical solutions for view factor calculations are difficult to obtain and normally numerical methods are used. For complex geometries, when several surfaces are arbitrarily arranged in a threedimensional...journal article 2019
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Perez Rodriguez, P. (author), Maqueira Gonzalez, Carlos (author), Doekhi-Bennani, Y. (author), Rietveld, L.C. (author), Zeman, M. (author), Smets, A.H.M. (author)Currently available (photo-)electrochemical technologies for water treatment establish a trade-off between low-pollutant concentration and costs. This paper aims at decoupling these two variables by designing a photo-oxidation device using earth abundant materials and an electronic-free approach. The proposed device combines a graphite...journal article 2018
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Chandra Mouli, G.R. (author), van Duijsen, P.J. (author), Velzeboer, Tim (author), Ganesan Nair, Gireesh (author), Zhao, Yunpeng (author), Isabella, O. (author), Bauer, P. (author), Jamodkar, A. (author), Silvester, S. (author), Zeman, M. (author)Charging electric vehicles from solar energy provides a sustainable means of transportation. This paper shows the design of solar powered e-bike charging station that provides AC, DC and contactless charging of e-bikes. The DC charger allows direct DC charging of the e-bike from the DC power of the photovoltaic panels (PV) without the need for...conference paper 2018
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- Ziar, H. (author), Mishra, Sandeep (author), Isabella, O. (author), Zeman, M. (author) poster 2018
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- Ziar, H. (author), Sönmez, Furkan Fatih (author), Isabella, O. (author), Zeman, M. (author) poster 2018
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- Schepel, Veikko (author), Tozzi, Arianna (author), Ziar, H. (author), Isabella, O. (author), Zeman, M. (author) poster 2018
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Shi, W. (author), Theelen, Mirjam (author), Illiberi, Andrea (author), van der Sar, S.J. (author), Butterling, M. (author), Schut, H. (author), Zeman, M. (author), Brück, E.H. (author), Eijt, S.W.H. (author)Positron annihilation lifetime spectroscopy (PALS) and Doppler broadening positron annihilation spectroscopy (DB-PAS) depth profiling demonstrate pronounced growth of vacancy clusters at the grain boundaries of as-deposited Al-doped ZnO films deposited as transparent conductive oxide (TCO) on Cu(In,Ga)Se2 (CIGS) solar cells upon accelerated...journal article 2018
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Shekhar, A. (author), Kumaravel, Vinod Kumar (author), Klerks, Stan (author), de Wit, Sten (author), Prasanth, V. (author), Narayan, N.S. (author), Bauer, P. (author), Isabella, O. (author), Zeman, M. (author)Solar road technology provides an opportunity to harvest the vast, albeit dispersed, photovoltaic (PV) energy, while maximizing the land utilization. Deriving experience from the pioneering 70-m solar bike path installed in the Netherlands, this paper highlights the operational challenges and performance parameters using the first-year...journal article 2018
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Yang, G. (author), Guo, Peiqing (author), Procel Moya, P.A. (author), Weeber, A.W. (author), Isabella, O. (author), Zeman, M. (author)The poly-Si carrier-selective passivating contacts (CSPCs) parasitically absorb a substantial amount of light, especially in the form of free carrier absorption. To minimize these losses, we developed CSPCs based on oxygen-alloyed poly-Si (poly-SiO<sub>x</sub>) and deployed them in c-Si solar cells. Transmission electron microscopy analysis...journal article 2018
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Faturrochman, G.J. (author), de Jong, M.M. (author), Santbergen, R. (author), Folkerts, W. (author), Zeman, M. (author), Smets, A.H.M. (author)In this work we consider noise barriers with integrated photovoltaic modules. The novelty is that bifacial modules are considered. A full scale bifacial photovoltaic noise barrier was built and its power output was monitored. In addition we developed an advanced numerical model for predicting this power output for given weather conditions....journal article 2018
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Blanker, A.J. (author), Berendsen, P.P.A. (author), Phung, N. (author), Vroon, Z.E.A.P. (author), Zeman, M. (author), Smets, A.H.M. (author)Multi-junction solar cells are considered for various applications, as they tackle various loss mechanisms for single junction solar cells. These losses include thermalization and non-absorption below the band gap. In this work, a tandem configuration comprising copper-indium-gallium-di-selenide (CIGS) and hydrogenated amorphous silicon (a-Si...journal article 2018
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Perez Rodriguez, P. (author), Cardenas-Morcoso, Drialys (author), Digdaya, I.A. (author), Mangel Raventos, A. (author), Procel Moya, P.A. (author), Isabella, O. (author), Gimenez, Sixto (author), Zeman, M. (author), Smith, W.A. (author), Smets, A.H.M. (author)Amorphous silicon carbide (a-SiC:H) is a promising material for photoelectrochemical water splitting owing to its relatively small band-gap energy and high chemical and optoelectrical stability. This work studies the interplay between charge-carrier separation and collection, and their injection into the electrolyte, when modifying the...journal article 2018
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Tian, Y. (author), Vismara, R. (author), van Doorene, S. (author), Šutta, Pavol (author), Vančo, L’ubomír (author), Veselý, Marian (author), Vogrinčič, Peter (author), Isabella, O. (author), Zeman, M. (author)Barium disilicide (BaSi2) has been regarded as a promising absorber material for high-efficiency thin-film solar cells. However, it has confronted issues related to material synthesis and quality control. Here, we fabricate BaSi2 thin films via an industrially applicable sputtering process and uncovered the mechanism of structure transformation....journal article 2018
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Narayan, N.S. (author), Papakosta, Thekla (author), Vega Garita, V.E. (author), Qin, Z. (author), Popovic, J. (author), Bauer, P. (author), Zeman, M. (author)The rapid increase in the adoption of Solar Home Systems (SHS) in recent times hopes to ameliorate the global problem of energy poverty. The battery is a vital but usually the most expensive part of an SHS; owing to the least lifetime among other SHS components, it is also the first to fail. Estimating battery lifetime is a critical task for...journal article 2018