PVSC PROGRAM

Accelerating Information Gain during Perovskite Materials Optimization, Device Fabrication, and Stress Testing: Learnings from the ADDEPT Center

Tonio Buonassisi. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

A New Sensor for Measuring Diffuse and Global Irradiance Using an Internal Automated Shadowband

Viktar Tatsiankou. Spectrafy

Perovskite Solar Modules: How Low Can You Go in Cost and Complexity for Global Manufacturing

Trystan Watson. Swansea University

Impacts of Grain-Scale Disorder on Polycrystalline Solar Cells

Tiyinoluwa O. Alao, Marco Nardone. Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, OH, USA

The Effect of Grain Boundary Misorientation Angle on Selenium Diffusion in CdSexTe1-x Solar Cells

Samuel Edward Machin¹, Kieran M. Curson¹, Xiaolei Liu¹, John M. Walls¹, Stuart Robertson², Zhaoxia Zhou², Joshua Brown³, Robert Morrissey³, Matthew O. Reese³, Eric Colegrove³. ¹CREST, Loughborough University, Leicester, United Kingdom.²LMCC, Materials Department, Loughborough University, Leicester, United Kingdom.³National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden, CO, USA

Voltage loss analysis of CdSeTe solar cells at maximum power point

Thomas Fiducia, Jared Friedl, Nadeesha Katakumbura, Kara Kile, Ebin Bastola, Prabodica Kaluarachchi, Adasi Abudulimu, Randal Ellingson, Adam B Phillips, Michael Heben. University of Toledo, Toledo, OH, USA

Best Student Presentation Award Finalist - Radiative voltage losses induced by band gap fluctuations, Urbach tails and compositional gradients

Sevan Gharabeiki¹, Francesco Lodola¹, Taowen Wang¹, Michele Melchiorre¹, Nathalie Valle², JAcrAcmy Niclout², Manha Ali³, Yucheng Hu³, Gunner Kusch³, Rachel A.Oliver³, Susanne Siebentritt¹. ¹Department of Physics and Material Science, University of Luxembourg, Belvaux, Luxembourg.²Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology (LIST), Belvaux, Luxembourg.³Department of Materials Science and Metallurgy, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom

Comparing CV and DLCP Techniques in CIGS Solar Cells Through Self-Consistent Numerical Simulations

Lorenzo Perini¹, Marco Simonazzi¹, Michael A Scarpulla², Giovanna Sozzi¹. ¹Department of Engineering and Architecture, University of Parma, Parma, Italy.²University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA

Best Student Presentation Award Finalist - Using Machine Learning to Explore Defect Configurations in Cd/Zn-Se/Te Compounds

Md Habibur Rahman, Ishaanvi Agrawal, Arun Mannodi-Kanakkithodi. School of Materials Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA, West Lafayette, IN, USA

Best Student Presentation Award Finalist - GaAsP on Si Single-Junction Solar Cells with Enhanced Short-Circuit Current Density Enabled by Distributed Bragg Reflectors

Adrian Birge, Bora Kim, Brian Li, R. Corey White, Devon Lee, Minjoo L. Lee. University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, USA

42% conversion efficiency in 1-cm2-area InGaAsP laser power converters

Sho Aonuki¹, Takuya Oshima², Kotone Tabata², Takeru Yamada², Junichi Suzuki³, Reo Aoyama³, Shiro Uchida³, Koichi Akahane⁴, Natsuha Ochiai¹, Yukiko Suzuki¹, Kazuto Kashiwakura¹, Kensuke Nishioka², Masakazu Arai², Yohei Toriumi¹, Madoka Takahashi¹. ¹NTT Space Environment and Energy Laboratories, Musashino, Japan.²University of Miyazaki, Miyazaki, Japan.³Chiba Institute of Technology, Narashino, Japan.⁴National Institute of Information and Communications Technology, Koganei, Japan

Design Rules for Multi-Junction (InGaAsP) Photonic Power Converters

Oliver HAphn^{1, 2}, Nicolas Alt¹, Alessandra Selis¹, Richard Nacke¹, Malte Klitzke¹, Ralph MA¼ller¹, Patrick Schygulla^{1, 2}, Carmine Pellegrino¹, David Lackner¹, Henning Helmers¹. ¹Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE, Freiburg, Germany.²Department of Sustainable Systems Engineering (INATECH), University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany

Overview of Thermophotovoltaic Efficiency Characterization Techniques

Seungwon Harry Rha, Bosun Roy-Layinde, Stephen R. Forrest, Andrej Lenert. University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA

Narrow Bandgap Intersubband Photovoltaic Cells

Morgan Turville-Heitz, Vida Nooshnab, Zhenxiang Xu, Jeremy Kirch, Luke Mawst, Eric Tervo. University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, USA

Laser Enhanced Contact Optimization – on the evolution and potentials of a disruptive technology for contact formation of industrial solar cells

Eve Krassowski. CE Cell Engineering GmbH, Kabelsketal, Germany

Investigation of Front-Side Metallization Contact for Screen-Printable Industrial N-TOPCon Solar Cells with Laser-Enhanced Contact Optimization (LECO) Process

Meijun Lu¹, Changgen Zhang¹, Sophia Y. Zhu¹, Yawen Xu¹, Xianqing Xie^{1, 2}, Wenlong Gan¹. ¹Jiangxi Jiayin Science a Technology Co. LTD, Nanchang, China.²Jiangxi Normal University, Nanchang, China

Best Student Presentation Award Finalist - Development of Cost-Effective Codiffusion Process for TOPCon-based Interdigitated Back Contact (TBC) Solar Cell Precursor Fabrication

Wook-Jin Choi, Kwan Hong Min, Young-Woo Ok, Sagnik Dasgupta, Brian Rounsaville, Ajeet Rohatgi. Georgia Institute of Technology, ATLANTA, GA, USA

Screen-Printed Silicon Heterojunction Solar Cells with Complex Silver Inks

Thien Truong¹, Matthew Page¹, Markus Kaupa¹, Jennifer Selvidge¹, Harvey Guthrey¹, William Nemeth¹, San Thiengi¹, Sneh Sinha², Mitchell Smith², Brett Walker², Myles Steiner¹, Paul Stradins¹, Melbs LeMieux², David Young¹. ¹National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO, USA.²ElectronInks, Inc., Austin, TX, USA

Best Student Presentation Award Finalist - Efficiency Enhancement and Characterization of Copper Contacted PERC Solar Cells with Screen Printable Copper Pastes

Ruohan Zhong¹, Vijaykumar Upadhyaya¹, Jamin Gao¹, Young Woo Ok¹, Ruvini Dharmadasa², Kevin Elmer², Erin Yenney², Apolo Nambo², Thad Druffel², Ajeet Rohatgi¹. ¹Georgia Institute of Technology, ATLANTA, GA, USA.²Bert Thin Films Inc, Louisville, KY, USA

Improved Mechanical Adhesion and Durability Enabled by Bilayer Hole Transport Layers in Perovskite Solar Cells

Muzhi Li¹, Chenchao Xie², Joseph M. Luther², Nicholas Rolston¹. ¹Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, USA.²National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO, USA

Best Student Presentation Award Finalist - Tuning the Crystallinity and Electron Mobilities of a PCBM:ICBA Fullerene Blend Interlayer for Wide Band Gap Perovskite Solar Cells

Josephine L. Surel¹, Pietro Caprioglio¹, Joel A. Smith¹, Charlie Henderson², Francseco Furlan², Akash Dasgupta¹, Fengning Yang¹, Benjamin Gallant¹, Seongrok Seo¹, Joel Luke¹, Alexander Knight³, David P. McMeekin¹, Alexander Tartakovskii³, Ji-Seon Kim², Nicola Gasparini², Henry J. Snaith¹. ¹University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom.²Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom.³University of Sheffield, Sheffield, United Kingdom

Machine Learning Co-pilot Framework for Molecular Additive Discovery in Perovskite Solar Cells

Zhe Liu, Pu Yang, Zhiyuan Dai, Yifan Zhou, Ruihao Chen, Hongqiang Wang. Northwestern Polytechnical University (NPU), Xi'an, Shaanxi, China

Best Student Presentation Award Finalist - Dual Bimolecular Passivation Strategy for Enhanced Efficiency and Stability in Perovskite Solar Cells via a Solution-Based Two-Step Process

Ronja Pappenberger^{1, 2}, Roja Singh^{1, 2}, Alexander Diercks², Tonghan Zhao¹, Ulrich W. Paetzold^{1, 2}. ¹Institute of Microstructure Technology (IMT), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany.²Light Technology Institute (LTI), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Karlsruhe, Germany

Carbazole-free monolayers for tin-lead perovskite solar cells with light exposure stability

Gaurav Kapil¹, Shahrir Razey Sahamir¹, Qing Shen¹, Hiroshi Segawa^２, Shuzi Hayase¹. ¹The University of Electro-Communications, Chofi, Japan.²The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

Phenothiazine Self-Assembled Monolayer Enabling High-Performance Lead-free Tin Perovskite Solar Cells

Artem Musiienko. Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin fA¼r Materialien und Energie, Berlin, Germany

Tracking Concepts for High-Density PV Power Plants

Nils-Peter Harder. TotalEnergies - OneTech Solar RaD, Palaiseau, France

Analyzing impact of ground reflections and wind speed on the temperature distribution in a building-integrated photovoltaic (BIPV) facade

Nanna L. Andersen, Markus Babin, Jacob K. Thorning, Sune Thorsteinsson. Technical University of Denmark, Department of Electrical and Photonics Engineering, Roskilde, Denmark

SELIV- 100% EL based Power Loss Estimation of Large-Scale PV Parks

Pascal Koelblin, Liviu Stoicescu, Michael Reuter. Solarzentrum Stuttgart GmbH, Stuttgart, Germany

Best Student Presentation Award Finalist - Evaluating Statistical Degradation Rate Calculation Methods using Current-Voltage Measurements of Fielded Modules

Grace S.W. Liu¹, Brendan Wright¹, Ali Shakiba¹, Abhnil Prasad¹, Paul Rodden², Ziv Hameiri¹. ¹University of New South Wales, Kensington, Australia.²Ekistica, Kilgariff, Australia

Performance Comparison of Terrain-Informed Backtracking Methods for Single-Axis PV Trackers Considering Mechanical Architecture

Amir Asgharzadeh Shishavan, Viktor Kapetanovic, Mustafa Dokucu, Abhinav Ratnagiri, Venkata Rahul Abbaraju, Aron P. Dobos. Nextracker, Inc., Fremont, CA, USA

Improved fitting model for the incidence angle modifier of photovoltaic modules with textured glass and/or coloration

Markus Babin, Nanna L. Andersen, Sune Thorsteinsson. Department of Electrical and Photonics Engineering, Technical University of Denmark, Roskilde, Denmark

Best Student Presentation Award Finalist - Outdoor photoluminescence imaging of III-V multijunction solar cells under direct sunlight

Zhiwen Zheng¹, Yan Zhu¹, Felix Gayot¹, Juergen Weber¹, John Lasich², David McDonald², Kristian Grayson², Ziv Hameiri¹. ¹University of New South Wales (UNSW), Sydney, Australia.²RayGen, Melbourne, Australia

Benchmarking Power Loss Simulation Models for Cracked Photovoltaic Cells Using Electroluminescence Images: The Effect of Daylight and Image Resolution

Rodrigo del Prado Santamaria¹, Joakim Hoff-MAcller¹, Gisele A. dos Reis Benatto¹, Aysha Mahmood¹, ThAcger Kari¹, Liviu Stoicescu², Pascal KAplblin², Peter B. Poulsen¹, Sergiu V. Spataru¹. ¹Technical University of Denmark, Roskilde, Denmark.²Solarzentrum Stuttgart GmbH, Stuttgart, Germany

Perovskite mini-module voltage loss quantification and analysis by large scale hyperspectral photoluminescence imaging

Alexandra Levtchenko¹, Pilar Lopez-Varo¹, Marion Provost¹, Karim Medjoubi¹, Jean Rousset², Daniel Ory². ¹Institut PhotovoltaAmque da, Palaiseau, France.²EDF RaD, Palaiseau, France

Application of RdTools to a Worldwide Portfolio of PV Plants for System Degradation Analysis.

Bernat Nicolau¹, Pranav Patel², CAcsar Hidalgo¹. ¹DNV, Barcelona, Spain.²DNV, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Using high-resolution generative models for PV cells and module extraction: large-scale evaluation

Evgenii Sovetkin¹, Andreas Gerber¹, Liviu Stoicescu², Pascal KAplblin², Bart E. Pieters¹. ¹IMD-3 Photovoltaics, Forschungszentrum JA¼lich, JA¼lich, Germany.²Solarzentrum Stuttgart GmbH, Stuttgart, Germany

Accelerated stress tests and real world reliability equivalency of R&D and production perovskite silicon tandem cells at Oxford PV

Severin / N Habisreutinger, Benjamin Daiber, David Sperber, Lewis / A.D. Irvine, Benjamin / L. Williams. Oxford PV, Yarnton, United Kingdom

Stress Test Protocols to Screen for Early Field Failures in Metal Halide Perovskite Photovoltaic Modules

Laura T. Schelhas¹, Nick Irvin¹, SoA UliA¹, Timothy J Silverman¹, Jackson Schall¹, Dana B. Kern¹, Rachael Arnold¹, Kent Terwilliger¹, Michael Deceglie¹, Steven Hayden¹, Zhaoning Song², Jinsong Huang³, Joshua S. Stein⁴, Joseph J. Berry¹, Michael Owen-Bellini¹. ¹National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO, USA.²University of Toledo, Toledo, OH, USA.³University of North Carolina, Chapel HIll, NC, USA.⁴Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, NM, USA

Dark-Light Cycling in Perovskite Solar Cells: Innovative Modelling of Recovery under Dark for Enhanced Stability

Guillem A^{1, 2}, Jean-Baptsite Puel^{1, 3}, Jean-FranAsois Guillemoles^{1, 2}. ¹Institut PhotovoltaAmque da, Palaiseau, France.²Institut PhotovoltaAmque d'A, Palaiseau, France.³EDF RaD, Palaiseau, France

Thermal and Mechanical Stability of Laminated Perovskite Solar Cells

Clare L Lanaghan¹, MD Aslam Uddin¹, Jack Palmer², Michael D Thouless^{1, 3}, David P Fenning^{2, 4}, Neil P Dasgupta^{1, 3}. ¹Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.²Materials Science and Engineering Program, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA.³Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.⁴Department of Chemical and Nano Engineering, Uni. of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA

Reliability analysis of perovskite solar modules under space relevant conditions

Aranzazu Aguirre^{1, 2, 3}, Sarallah Hamtaei^{1, 2, 3}, Lucan Fanning^{1, 2, 3, 4}, Thomas Jochmans^{1, 2, 3, 4}, Tamara Merckx^{1, 2, 3}, Thomas Bader⁵, Yinghuan Kuang^{1, 2, 3}, Tom Aernouts^{1, 2, 3}, Jef Poortmans^{1, 2, 3, 6}, Bart Vermang^{1, 2, 3}. ¹Hasselt University, imo-imomec, Hasselt, Belgium.²Imec, imo-imomec, Genk, Belgium.³EnergyVille, imo-imomec, Genk, Belgium.⁴KU Leuven, Hasselt, Belgium.⁵Aerospace Lab, Mont-Saint-Guibert, Belgium.⁶KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium

Best Student Presentation Award Finalist - Hole Transport Design of Encapsulated Perovskite Solar Modules for Thermal Cyclability

Marco Casareto, Nicholas Rolston. Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, USA

Harnessing the Corners of Pivot Irrigated Fields for Solar Energy, Groundwater, and Improved Farm Resiliency

James C Bingaman¹, Jacob T Stid¹, Anthony D Kendall¹, Hanna Szydlowski², Sam Zipper², Annick Anctil¹, Chenyang Deng¹. ¹Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA.²Kansas Geological Survey, Lawrence, KS, USA

PV Heat Islanding and Soil Response in a Southeastern United States Agrivoltaic Grazing System

Nick de Vries¹, Anna Clare Monlezun², Taylor Bacon³, Clay Helms¹. ¹Silicon Ranch Corporation, Nashville, TN, USA.²Graze LLC, Guffey, CO, USA.³Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, USA

Performance of Off-grid Floating Photovoltaic-Battery System Powering an Anion Exchange Membrane Electrolyser for Green Hydrogen Production

Koami Soulemane Hayibo^{1, 3}, Giorgio Antonini^{1, 3}, Md Motakabbir Rahman^{1, 3}, Joshua M. Pearce^{1, 2, 3}. ¹Department of Electrical a Computer Engineering, Western University, London, ON, Canada.²Ivey Business School, Western University, London, ON, Canada.³FAST Lab, ECE, Western University, London, ON, Canada

Best Student Presentation Award Finalist - Spectral Irradiance and Photosynthetic Rate Modeling of Semi-Transparent Colored PV Modules in Agrivoltaics

Silvia Ma Lu¹, Matteo Camporese², Tao Ma³, Matthew Haworth⁴, Pietro Elia Campana¹. ¹MAclardalen University, VAcsterAys, Sweden.²University of Padova, Padova, Italy.³Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China.⁴National Research Council (CNR-IPSP), Firenze, Italy

Dynamic agrivoltaics for improved irradiance control in nordic greenhouses

A Rousseau-Pinard, GwenaAllle Hamon, Jean-FranAsois Lerat. Institut Interdisciplinaire da, Sherbrooke, QC, Canada

Potential of agrivoltaics in the EU under different regulation scenarios

Julien Van Overstraeten¹, Caroline Plaza², Philippe MacAc¹, Elina Bosch¹, MAclodie de l'A², GaAltan Masson¹. ¹Becquerel Institute, Brussels, Belgium.²Becquerel France, Lyon, France

The durability of contemporary PV encapsulants relative to UV induced cell degradation

Dennice M. Roberts, Xavier Hanna, David C. Miller, Rachael L. Arnold, Jimmy Newkirk, Kent Terwilliger, Steve Johnston, Rebecca Wai, Peter Hacke, Dana B. Kern. National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO, USA

Understanding Solar Module Test Failures: Key Takeaways from Kiwa PVEL’s PV Module Reliability Scorecard

Todd Karin, Jean-Nicolas Jaubert, Archana Sinha, Tristan Erion-Lorico. Kiwa PVEL, Napa, CA, USA

Best Student Presentation Award Finalist - Formulation Studies of Polyolefin Elastomer Encapsulants with Adhesion Promoters: Impacts on Adhesion Strength and Crosslinking Behavior

Jishnu Ramachandran Nair ^{1, 2}, Nishant Pradhan¹, Paul Schenk ¹, Matthias Pander¹, Steffen Bornemann³, Mohammed Abdus Salam ³, Ralph Gottschalg ^{1, 2}, Anton Mordvinkin ¹. ¹Fraunhofer Center for Silicon Photovoltaics (CSP), Halle(Saale), Germany.²Anhalt University of Applied Sciences, KApthen, Germany.³Folienwerk Wolfen, Bitterfeld -Wolfen, Germany

Weathering behavior of colored thermoplastic encapsulants for double-glass photovoltaic modules

Martin Huemer^{1, 3}, Gernot M. Wallner^{1, 2}, Andreas BrandstActter³. ¹Institute of Polymeric Materials and Testing, University of Linz, Linz, Austria.²Christian Doppler Laboratory for Superimposed Mechanical-Environmental Ageing of Polymeric Hybrid Laminates, University of Linz, Linz, Austria.³Lenzing Plastics GmbH, Lenzing, Austria

Best Student Presentation Award Finalist - The Performance of PV Module Cover Coatings for Coastal and Floating Solar

Luke O. Jones, Omar Hassan, Adam M. Law, John M. Walls. Centre for Renewable Energy Systems Technology (CREST), Loughborough University, Loughborough, United Kingdom

Best Student Presentation Award Finalist - Improving Solar PV Nowcasting: Raindrop Detection on All Sky Imagers

Khadija Barhmi¹, Sara Mirbagheri Golroodbari1¹, Wouter Knap², Wilfried Van Sark¹. ¹Copernicus Institute of Sustainable Development, Utrecht University, Utrecht, Netherlands.²Copernicus Institute of Sustainable Development, Utrecht University, utrecht, Netherlands.³Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute (KNMI), Utrecht, Netherlands.⁴Copernicus Institute of Sustainable Development, Utrecht University, Utrecht, Netherlands

Irradiance Forecasts Verification Using Murphy--Winkler Factorization: Performance of Three American NWP Models in 2024

Yun Chen¹, Dazhi Yang². ¹China Meteorological Administration, Beijing, China.²Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, China

Probabilistic Ramp Rate Forecasts of Aggregate Power of PV Fleets

Thomas Haley, Kyle Seymour, Emily Tansey. Clean Power Research, Bellevue, WA, USA

Using Open-Source Forecasts for Solar Plant Maintenance Outage Scheduling can Reduce Lost Energy

William B. Hobbs¹, Drumil Joshi². ¹Southern Company, Birmingham, AL, USA.²Southern Power Company, Birmingham, AL, USA

Making Regional Probabilistic Solar Forecasts from Deterministic Forecasts: Performance with Improved Deterministic Forecasts

William B. Hobbs. Southern Company, Birmingham, AL, USA

Hybrid probabilistic photovoltaic power forecasting method for bidding on the day-ahead market

Martin JAinos Mayer. Department of Energy Engineering, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Budapest, Hungary

Tailoring CZTSSe Solar Cell Performance: Comparison of Flexible Molybdenum Foil and Sputtered Molybdenum Back Contacts

Ikram Anefnaf¹, Giorgio Tseberlidis², Simona Binetti², Alessandro Veneri¹, Elisa Artegiani¹, Alessandro Romeo¹. ¹LAPS, Laboratory for Photovoltaics and Solid State Physics, University of Verona, Verona, Italy.²Milano-Bicocca Solar Energy Research Center, University of Milano Bicocca., MIlan, Italy

CZTSSe thin film solar cell from highly stable precursor solution

Stenny Benny¹, Bhuvaneshwari Ezhilmaran^{1, 2}, M Dhanasekar^{1, 3}, S Venkataprasad Bhat¹. ¹Green Energy Materials Laboratory, Department of Physics and Nanotechnology, SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Kattankulathur, 603203, Tamil Nadu, India, Chennai, India.²Research Center for Advanced Materials Technology a School of Advanced Materials Science and Engineering, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon, Gyeonggi-do 16419, Republic of Korea, Suwon, Korea.³Department of Physics, SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Ramapuram, 600089, Tamil Nadu, India, Chennai, India

Defect Stability in CdTe: Formation Energies and Migration Barrier

Intuon Chatratin, Igor Evangelista, Anderson Janotti. Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Delaware, Newark, DE, USA

Determination of Dominant Recombination Mechanisms in Heterogeneous CdTe/Back Buffer Interfaces

Ian M. Glass, Adam Phillips, Jared Friedl, Michael Heben. University of Toledo Wright PVIC, Toledo, OH, USA

Investigating the Interactions Between Arsenic and Selenium in CdSeTe/CdTe Solar Cells Using DFT Modelling

Boney Mahesh, Ali Abbas, Pooja Goddard, Roger Smith, John Michael Walls. Loughborough University, Leicestershire, United Kingdom

First Principles Based Atomistic Modeling of Schottky Barriers in CdTe/Au vs CdTe/TeO2/Au Interfaces

Anthony P. Nicholson. Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, USA

Impact of Bulk and Interface Recombination on Wide-Bandgap CGS Solar Cells: Numerical Analysis of CdS and ZTO Buffer Layers

Giovanna Sozzi¹, Enrico Moise'², Lorenzo Perini¹. ¹Department of Engineering and Architecture, University of Parma, Parma, Italy.²Institute of Materials for Electronics and Magnetism (IMEM), Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Parma, Italy

Electrical properties of ZnO buffer layers and the performance of CdSeTe/CdTe solar cells

Mustafa Togay¹, Luksa Kujovic¹, Jake W. Bowers¹, J. Michael Walls¹, Chungho Lee², Wei Zhang², Timothy Nagle², Dingyuan Lu², Gang Xiong². ¹CREST, Wolfson School of Mechanical, Electrical and Manufacturing Engineering, Loughborough University, Loughborough, Leicestershire, LE11 3TU, United Kingdom.²First Solar, Inc., California Technology Center (CTC), 1035 Walsh Ave, Santa Clara, 95050, CA, USA

The effect of thickness on the Sb2Se3 superstrate solar cells.

Narges Torabi¹, Jose Maria Delgado-Sanchez², Elisa Artegiani¹, Paola Jakuza³, Matteo Meneghini⁴, Alessandro Romeo¹. ¹ LAPS-Laboratory for Photovoltaics and Solid-State Physics, University of Verona, Verona, Italy.²Department of Applied Physics, University of Seville, Seville, Spain.³niversity of Padova Department of Information Engineering, Padova, Italy.⁴University of Padova, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Padova, Italy

Unlocking the Efficiency Hype: Effect of Masking on Highly Conducting HTL-based Superstrate type Solar Cells

Akshay Vishwanathan Vidyanagar¹, Vinayak Vittal Satale^{1, 2}, Sarpangala Venkataprasad Bhat¹. ¹SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Chennai, India.²Jeonbuk National University, Jeonju, Korea

Impact of Thermal Annealing on Porous-Ge Reconstruction for Layer Transfer and Substrate Re-use

Ahmed Ayari^{1, 2}, Alexandre Chapotot³, Jinyoun Cho³, Kristof Dessein³, Denis Machon^{1, 2}, Abderraouf Boucherif^{1, 2}. ¹Institut Interdisciplinaire da, Sherbrooke, QC, Canada.²Laboratoire Nanotechnologies NanosystAumes (LN2) - IRL3463, CNRS, UniversitAc de Sherbrooke, INSA Lyon, UniversitAc Grenoble Alpes, A, Sherbrooke, QC, Canada.³Umicore Electro-Optic Materials, Watertorenstraat 33, 2250, Olen, Belgium

Bonding of GaAs PV cells on copper substrate by thermocompression for photovoltaic-thermoelectric hybridization

Leopold Boudier, Samuel Charlot, Jean-Baptiste Doucet, Rodolphe Vaillon, Guilhem Almuneau, Ines Revol. LAAS - CNRS, UniversitAc de Toulouse, Toulouse, France

Developing Transition Metal Oxide-Based Electron-Selective Contacts for High-Performance, Non-Epitaxial InP Solar Cells

Venkata S. A. Chaluvadi¹, Luksa Kujovic², Adam M. Law², John M. Walls², Louise C. Hirst¹. ¹University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom.²Loughborough University, Loughborough, United Kingdom

Technoeconomic Analysis of Metallization Strategies for III-V Space Solar Cells

Jacob J Cordell¹, Amy P Lujan², Theresa E Saenz¹, Jennifer Selvidge¹, Thien Truong¹, Sarah Collins¹, Michael Woodhouse¹, Myles A Steiner¹. ¹National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO, USA.²Savansys Solutions LLC, Austin, TX, USA

Large Area SiGe Layers via Screen-Printing and Aluminum-Induced Crystallization for III-V/Si Tandem Solar Cell Applications

Marwan Dhamrin¹, Shota Suzuki², Sarah Alamri¹, Taruna Teja Jupalli¹, Yuqing Li¹, Kaito Kitaura¹, Moeko Matsubara², Hideaki Minamiyama², Noritaka Usami³, Takeyoshi Sugaya⁴. ¹Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan.²Toyo Aluminium K.K, Osaka, Japan.³Graduate School of Engineering, Nagoya University, Nagoya, Japan.⁴National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Ibaraki, Japan

Lithography-free Mesa Isolation of Multijunction III-V Solar Cells Through Laser Ablation

AJ Gray^{1, 2}, Jeff Squier², Nate Miller³, Zac Bittner³, Daniel Derkacs³, William E. McMahon¹, Myles A. Steiner¹, Theresa E. Saenz¹. ¹National Renewable Energy Laboratories, Golden, CO, USA.²Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO, USA.³SolAero Technologies, Albuquerque, NM, USA

Reduced-pressure chemical vapor deposition growth of monocristalline detachable Ge-nanomembrane on mesoporous Ge substrate for sustainable space photovoltaics

Chahinaz K. Mahboub^{1, 2}, Ahmed Ayari^{1, 2}, Alexandre Chapotot³, Jinyoun Cho³, Kristof Dessein³, Abderraouf Boucherif^{1, 2}. ¹Institut Interdisciplinaire da, sherbrooke, QC, Canada.²Laboratoire Nanotechnologies NanosystAumes (LN2) - IRL3463, CNRS, sherbrooke, QC, Canada.³Umicore Electro-Optic Materials, Olen, Belgium

Method for layer separation of GaAs Solar Cell Grown on a Porous Germanium using a Stress-Inducing Layer.

Brieuc MAcvel^{1, 2}, Artur Turala^{1, 2}, Ahmed Ayari^{1, 2}, JAcrAame Ripa^{1, 2}, Alexandre Chapotot³, Jinyoun Cho³, Nawfal Blal^{2, 4}, Kristof Dessein³, Abderraouf Boucherif^{1, 2}. ¹Institut Interdisciplinaire d'Innovation Technologique (3IT), UniversitAc de Sherbrooke, 3000 boulevard de l'UniversitAc, Sherbrooke, J1K 0A5 QuAcbec, Canada., Sherbrooke, QC, Canada.²Laboratoire Nanotechnologies NanosystAumes (LN2) - IRL3463, CNRS, UniversitAc de Sherbrooke, INSA Lyon, UniversitAc Grenoble Alpes, A, Sherbrooke, QC, Canada.³Umicore Electro-Optic Materials, Watertorenstraat 33, 2250, Olen, Belgium, Olen, Belgium.⁴INSA Lyon, CNRS, LAMCOS, 20 Avenue Albert Einstein, Villeurbanne, 69100, France, Lyon, France

III-V growth on patterned graphene covered substrates towards thin film exfoliation and substrate recycling

Naomie Messudom¹, Carlos Macias³, Antonella Cavanna¹, Ali Madouri¹, Laurent Travers¹, Nathalie Bardou¹, StAcphane Collin^{1, 2}, Jean-christophe Harmand¹, Amaury Delamarre^{1, 2}. ¹Centre for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (CNRS, UP Saclay), Palaiseau, France.²Institut PhotovoltaAmque da, Palaiseau, France.³Institute for Optoelectronic Systems and Microtechnology (ISOM), Madrid, Spain

Optimization of AlGaAs/GaAs Multi-Junction Solar Cells on Reused Ge Substrates for Space Missions

En-nadir Radouane^{1, 2}, Boucherif Abderraouf^{1, 2}. ¹Institut Interdisciplinaire da, Sherbrooke, QC, Canada.²Laboratoire Nanotechnologies NanosystAumes (LN2) - IRL3463, CNRS, UniversitAc de Sherbrooke, INSA Lyon, UniversitAc Grenoble Alpes, A, Sherbrooke, QC, Canada

High Efficiency Multijunction III-V Solar Cells through Low-Cost Processing Methods

Theresa E. Saenz¹, AJ Gray^{1, 2}, Thien Truong¹, Thales Borrely¹, Jacob J. Cordell¹, Sarah A. Collins¹, Mirzo Mirzokarimov¹, Jennifer Selvidge¹, Sneh Sinha³, Mitchell Smith³, Melbs LeMieux³, David Young¹, Nate Miller⁴, Zac Bittner⁴, Daniel Derkacs⁴, Myles Steiner¹. ¹National Renewable Energy Lab, Golden, CO, USA.²Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO, USA.³Electroninks Inc., Austin, TX, USA.⁴SolAero Technologies, Albuquerque, NM, USA

Photoluminescent characterization of diffusion-doped III-V photovoltaics: insights into annealed melt grown n-GaAs

Susana Torres-Londono, Phil Jahelka , Harry Atwater. California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA, USA

Screen-Printed Ag/Cu Nanoparticle Paste for Low-Cost Metallization of GaAs Solar Cells

Thien Truong, Theresa Saenz, Mirzo Mirzokarimov, Sarah Collins, Jennifer Selvidge, Thales Borrely, AJ Gray, Jacob Cordell, David Young, Myles Steiner. National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO, USA

Analysis of Si tandem solar cells for vehicle applications

Masafumi Yamaguchi¹, Tatsuya Takamoto², Hiroyuki Juso², Kyotaro Nakamura¹, Ryo Ozaki¹, Nobuaki Kojima1¹, Yoshio Ohshita¹. ¹Toyota Technological Institute, Nagoya, Japan.²Sharp Corporation, Nara, Japan

Investigating the potential of Machine learning algorithms for prediction of PV panel performance using real data

Mahla Behrooz, Abdulrahim Rezaee parsa. University of North Carolina, Charlotte, Charlotte, NC, USA

Experimental demonstration of hot carrier solar cells by ultrafast photovoltaic spectroscopy

JIANBO GAO. Brock University, St. Catharines, ON, Canada

Connecting Recombination Rates with Carrier Density in GaAs

Timothy H. Gfroerer¹, Olivia M. Guarinello¹, Benjamin R. Votaw¹, Yong Zhang², Daniel Friedman³. ¹Davidson College, Davidson, NC, USA.²University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Charlotte, NC, USA.³National Renewable Energy Labortory, Golden, CO, USA

Thermal Determination of the Ethylene-Vinyl Acetate Copolymer (EVA) and Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) Ratio in Photovoltaic Module Waste

Robert Heidrich^{1, 2}, Michael Wendt¹, Susanne Richter¹, Sylke Meyer¹. ¹Fraunhofer Center for Silicon Photovoltaics CSP, Halle (Saale), Germany.²Anhalt University of Applied Sciences, Koethen (Anhalt), Germany

Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry of Silicon Photovoltaic Cells: Impacts of Pyramidal Surface Texture

Dana B. Kern, Matthew Young, Helio Moutinho, Dirk C. Jordan, Andrew Norman, Steve Johnston. National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO, USA

Exploring the use of Impedance Spectroscopy for the study of current mismatch in Perovskite/Silicon Tandem solar cells

Ilaria Matacena¹, Laura Lancellotti², Federica Caso², Eugenia Bobeico², Iurie Usatii², Lucia V. Mercaldo², Paola Delli Veneri², Santolo Daliento¹. ¹Department of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology, University of Naples Federico II, Napoli, Italy.²ENEA Portici Research Center, Portici, Italy

Optical Pulses to Characterize Large Solar Cells Wafers

Sam Mil'shtein, Brandon Keating. UMass Lowel, Lowell, MA, USA

Addressing IV Characterization Challenges for Commercial Perovskite Modules

Peter Pasmans, Stefan Roest. Eternal Sun, The Hague, Netherlands

Optimizing Perovskite Solar Cell Performance and Stability Through Automated, Multimodal Characterization

Ethan G. Schwartz^{1, 2, 3}, Anthony Troupe¹, Brandon Motes¹, J. Devin Mackenzie², Dane W. deQuilettes¹. ¹Optigon Inc., Somerville, MA, USA.²University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA.³Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA

Free access to large-scale facilities through ReMade@ARI

Michael E. Stuckelberger¹, Lakshmi Bhaskaran², Barbara Schramm², Stefan Facsko². ¹Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY, Hamburg, Germany.²Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf e.V., Dresden, Germany

RIANA: Access to large-scale infrastructures for solar-cell research

Michael E. Stuckelberger. Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY, Hamburg, Germany

Scalable, Open-Air Blade Coating of Mechanically Robust Metal Halide Perovskites with Controllable Thickness

Kayshavi Bakshi, Muzhi Li, Muneeza Ahmad, Mason Mahaffey, Nicholas Rolston. Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, USA

Surface coating effects on light and thermal induced degradation in metal halide perovskites

Kshitiz Dolia, Yanfa Yan, Zhaoning Song. Department of Physics and Astronomy and Wright Center for Photovoltaics Innovation and Commercialization, University of Toledo, Toledo, OH, USA

In-situ perovskite solar cell carrier dynamics characterized by ultrafast photovoltaic spectroscopy (UPVS)

JIANBO GAO. Brock University, St. Catharines, ON, Canada

Analyzing the degradation mechanisms in perovskite solar cells over a span of three years

Mohammad Istiaque Hossain, Yongfeng Tong, Brahim Aissa. Qatar Environment and Energy Research Institute, Doha, Qatar

Development of High-Stability Perovskite Quantum Dot Semi-Transparent Solar Cells

Yu-Pin Lin, Chih-Jeng Huang, Sheng-Wen Huang, Pei-Ting Chiu, Chun-Ming Yeh. Advanced Photovoltaic and System Application Division, Green Energy and Environment Research Laboratories, Industrial Technology Research Institute, Tainan, Taiwan

Can AlO Tunnelling Layer Revolutionize Lead-Free Germanium Based Perovskite Solar Cells?

Snehal Mondal, Souradeep De, Santanu Maity. Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur, Howrah, West Bengal, India

Enhancing Performance of Inorganic CsPbBr3 Solar Cells with ZnO Additive via One-Step Spin Coating

Soumya Sundar Parui¹, V Krishnapressad², Ram Kumar³, Nithin Xavier⁴, R Ramesh Babu², Vipul Kheraj¹. ¹Department of Physics, Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology Surat, Gujarat 395007, India, Surat, India.²Department of Physics, Crystal Growth and Thin Film Laboratory, Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli, 620024, Tamil Nadu, India, Tiruchirappalli, India.³Department of Physics, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh 208016, India, Kanpur, India.⁴Department of Electrical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai 600036, India, Chennai, India

Efficient and stable perovskite-silicon tandem solar cells with textured bottom cells and high-throughput manufacturing

Rohit Prasanna. Swift Solar, San Carlos, CA, USA

Theoretical Analysis of the Inorganic Perovskite/Gallium Arsenide Tandem Solar Cell for Efficiency Improvement

Babban Kumar Ravidas¹, Mukesh Kumar Roy¹, Dip Prakash Samajdar². ¹Department of Natural Sciences, PDPM Indian Institute of Information Technology Design and Manufacturing, Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh-482005, Jabalpur, India.²Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, PDPM Indian Institute of Information Technology Design and Manufacturing, Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh-482005, Jabalpur, India

Novel Module Architecture for Improved Stability of Perovskites in 1000 Hour Damp Heat Test

Ryan J.E. Ruhle¹, David Durney¹, Laxmi Laxmi², Vinkatesh Chityala², Dinesh Kabra², Walajabad Sampath¹. ¹Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, USA.²Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Powai, India

Development of Inorganic Perovskite CsPbI3 with Heterojunction Engineering at the Buried Interface for Enhanced Stability and Performance.

Syed Fawad Ali Shah¹, Hyeonwook Park¹, Donghyeop Shin², Joo Hung Park², Kihwan Kim¹, Jae Ho Yun¹. ¹Korea Institute of Energy Technology (KENTECH), Naju-Si, South Korea.²Korea Institute of Energy Research (KIER), Daejeon, South Korea

Evaluating IV curve derived features for fault detection

Martin BartholomAcus, Peter Behrensdorff Poulsen, Mahmoud Dhimish, Sergiu Viorel Spataru. Technichal University of Denmark, Department of Electrical and Photonics Engineering, Copenhagen, Denmark

SUPER: A Framework for Solar Utilization Performance and Reliability Benchmarking

Kushal Buch, Devin Widrick, Danial Fregosi. Electric Power Research Institute, Palo Alto, CA, USA

PV System Stochastic Modeling Using Fleet-Scale Loss Factor Distributions

Chris Deline, Dirk Jordan, Martin Springer, Matt Muller, Silvana Ovaitt, Matt Prilliman. National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO, USA

Computational Complexity Analysis of Arc Fault Detection Algorithms for Photovoltaic Systems

Arthur F. Fernandes, JoApo A. Silva, Isaac M. Barros, Luiz F. Oliveira, Tarcio A. Barros, Denis G. Fantinato. School of Electrical and Computer Engineering - FEEC - Unicamp, Campinas, Brazil

From Normal-Incidence Light Transmission Loss to Outdoor PV Soiling Loss

Bing Guo. Texas AaM University at Qatar, Doha, Qatar

Variational Autoencoder for EL Image Analysis for Cell Crack Power Loss Prediction

Norman Jost¹, Brandon Byford^{1, 2}, Benjamin G Pierce^{1, 3}, Emma Cooper^{1, 4}, Ojas Sanghi^{1, 5}, Jennifer L Braid¹. ¹Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, NM, USA.²New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, NM, USA.³Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA.⁴University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO, USA.⁵University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA

Enhancing Solar Energy Production: A Comprehensive Model for Fixed-Panel Systems Applied to the Solar Power Plant in Diass, Senegal

Adama SARR^{1, 2}, Diatta SENE¹. ¹Cheikh Anta Diop University, Dakar, Senegal.²University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy

Machine learning meets PVsyst: a novel digital twin framework for utility-scale PV systems

Sijin Wang¹, Brendan Wright¹, Ali Shakiba¹, Abhnil Prasad¹, Marcos Vengas², Felix Daddo², Georgia Tovich², Remi Coni², Deyang Su³, John Rodriguez¹, Ziv Hameiri¹. ¹The University of New South Walse, Sydney, Australia.²Spark Renewables, Sydney, Australia.³Jinko Solar, Sydney, Australia

A Reasoning Framework for Knowledge Learning in Photovoltaics Degradation Science Studies

Ange Dominique Yao^{1, 2}, Van D. Tran^{1, 2}, Hayden W. Caldwell^{1, 3}, Ozan Dernek^{1, 3}, Brent Thompson⁴, Vinh-Khang Luu¹, Almuqtada Alyasiri^{1, 3}, Quynh D. Tran^{1, 2}, Mengjie Li^{4, 5}, Kristopher O. Davis^{4, 6}, Laura S. Bruckman^{1, 2, 3}, Yinghui Wu^{1, 3}, Roger H. French^{1, 2, 3}, Erika I. Barcelos^{1, 2}. ¹SDLE Research Center, Case Western Reserve University (CWRU), Cleveland, OH, USA.²Department of Materials Science and Engineering, CWRU, Cleveland, OH, USA.³Department of Computer and Data Science, Cleveland, OH, USA.⁴Florida Solar Energy Center (FSEC), University of Central Florida (UCF), Cocoa, FL, USA.⁵School of Modeling, Simulation and Training, UCF, Orlando, FL, USA.⁶Department of Materials Science and Engineering, UCF, Orlando, FL, USA

(DESIGN, SIMULATION, AND INTEGRATION OF 5MWp FLOATING SOLAR PV WITH 760MW KAINJI HYDROELECTRIC POWER PLANT (KHPP).

Ayuba Adamu¹, Evans C. Ashigwuike², Stephen O. oodo³, Umar A. Adamu⁴, Joseph Samuel⁵, Cosmos Ogbuka⁶, Olice Kemenanabo⁷. ¹University of Abuja, Abuja, Nigeria.²University Of Abuja (Thesis Supervisor), Abuja, Nigeria.³Private Practice, Texas, TX, USA.⁴Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University (PhD Student), Bauchi, Nigeria.⁵Baze University (PhDStudent), Abuja, Nigeria.⁶The University of Nigeria Nsuka, Enugu Nigeria, Nsuka, Nigeria.⁷ Port Harcourt electricity distribution company., Port Harcourt, Nigeria

Gamification in Photovoltaic Education

Brian Azzopardi^{1, 2, 3, 4}, Brian Bartolo^{1, 2}, Vlad Costea¹, Austeja Mockeviciute-Azzopardi¹, Carmel Azzopardi¹. ¹The Foundation for Innovation and Research - Malta (FiR.mt), Birkirkara, Malta.²The University of Malta, Msida, Malta.³The Malta College of Arts, Science and Technology (MCAST), Paola, Malta.⁴Azzopardi a Associates, Birkirkara, Malta

IOT Low-Cost Solar Energy System with Real-Time Data Logging

Mohamed Balah¹, Meera Alblooshi¹, Meera Abdulla¹, Yassine Benachour¹, Ammar Natsheh¹, Sohad Abu-Elzait². ¹Higher Colleges of Technology, Dubai Women's College, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.²Appalachian State University, Boone, NC, USA

Technical-economic Performance Evaluation Of a PV Barrier

Joana M. Correia, JosAc A. Silva, Luis Fialho, Pedro Horta. University of A, A, Portugal

The Effect of CdSe Quantum Dots on the Efficiency of Si Solar Cell: A Hands-on, Project-based Learning

Bowen Hou, Jinwook Chang, Talin Patel, Youcheng Li, Spencer Wang, Gyuseok L. Kim. University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA

Agrivoltaics and Education: Opportunities for Citizen Science

Michelle Jordan¹, Stephen Zuicker¹, Kelly Potter-Simmons², Carlos Meza-Torres², Greg Barron-Gafford², Christiana Honsberg¹, Rebekah Jongewaard¹. ¹Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, USA.²University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA

Empowering Disadvantaged Communities through University-Community Partnerships: Solar + Storage Design in Engineering Capstone Projects

Bosong Li¹, Daniel / T. Schwartz¹, Maria Batayola². ¹University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA.²Beacon Hill Council Seattle, Seattle, WA, USA

PV + Battery Storage System Design for Off-Grid Rural Homesteads in Navajo-Based Indigenous Communities

Anthony P. Nicholson, Amit H. Munshi. JPHB Solutions LLC, Loveland, CO, USA

Customer Capacity Allocation Aware Hosting Capacity and Its Contribution to Upgrade Cost Allocation

Kwami S. A. Sedzro, Sherin A. Abraham. National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO, USA

Impact of Field Degradation Rates on the Levelized Cost of Energy (LCOE) for a roof-top Solar PV System

Sivasankari sundaram, Almas Almas. Energy institute Bengaluru A centre of RGIPT, Bengaluru, India

Economic and Environmental Benefits of Solar Photovoltaics for Commercial and Industrial Buildings in Michigan

Luyao Yuan, Kristen Cetin, Annick Anctil. Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA