PVcomB
Competence Centre Photovoltaics Berlin
Solar cells of next generation: PVcomB offers a unique combination of applied R&D with top level education in worldwide exclusive structures for the whole range of photovoltaics.
Technology Transfer – Bridging the gap between fundamental science and industry
Photovoltaic technologies and products are developed at PVcomB together with partners from research and industry. The transfer of technology and knowledge takes place in research projects with industrial partners and through the training of highly qualified specialists.
For our research and also for cooperation with national and international partners, we have a wide range of industry-related preparation, process and coating facilities as well as extensive analytical methods at our disposal. The focus is on the development of technologies for photovoltaics and "related" semiconductor technologies. We benefit from the synergies that arise in cross-technology issues such as the development of transparent and conductive oxides (TCO), contacts and barrier layers or laser-based interconnection technology. The processes are optimized at the highest level in terms of structure, yield and reliability through accompanying analyses and modelling.
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Recent publications
Treffpunkt WissensWerte
"Soup & Science: Die solare Zukunft"
rbb24 Inforadio Podcast - mit Samira Aden
"Periodical evaluation of photovoltaic modules and diode parameter extraction method using multiple linear regression models"
G. A. Farias Basulto, C. Ulbrich, R. Schlatmann and R. Klenk
Japanese Journal of Applied Physics (2023), accepted
doi: 10.35848/1347-4065/acc668
"Integration of rough RTP absorbers into CIGS-perovskite monolithic tandems by NiOx(:Cu)+SAM Hole-transporting Bi-layers"
I. Kafedjiska, G.A. Farias Basulto, P. Reyes-Figuera, T. Bertram, A. Al-Ashouri, C. A. Kaufmann, R. Wenisch, S. Albrecht, R. Schlatmann, I. Lauermann
Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells 254, p. 112248 (2023)
doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.solmat.2023.112248
“Laser-based Monolithic Series Interconnection of Two-Terminal Perovskite-CIGSe Tandem Solar Cells - Determination of the Optimal Scribe Line Properties”
Christof Schultz, Guillermo Antonio Farias Basulto, Nicolas Otto, Janardan Dagar, Andreas Bartelt, Rutger Schlatmann, Eva Unger, Bert Stegemann
Special Issue on 'WCPEC-8: State of the Art and Developments in Photovoltaics', 2023, edited by Alessandra Scognamiglio, Robert Kenny, Shuzi Hayase and Arno Smets
Doi: 10.1051/epjpv/2023007
"Dynamic Operation of a Heat Exchanger in a Thermally Integrated Photovoltaic Electrolyzer"
Erno Kemppainen, Rory Bagacki, Christian Schary, Fuxi Bao, Iris Dorbandt, Stefan Janke, Quiterie Emery, Bernd Stannowski, Rutger Schlatmann, Sonya Calnan
Energy Technology 11, Issue 2, p. 2201081 (2023)
https://doi.org/10.1002/ente.202201081
"Technological Pathways to Produce Compressed and Highly Pure Hydrogen from Solar Power"
Mariya Ivanova, Ralf Peters, Martin Müller, Stefan Haas, Martin Florian Seidler, Gerd Mutschke, Kerstin Eckert, Philipp Röse, Sonya Calnan, Rory Bagacki, Rutger Schlatmann, Cedric Grosselindemann, Laura-Alena Schäfer, Norbert H. Menzler, André Weber, Roel van de Krol, Feng Liang, Fatwa F. Abdi, Stefan Brendelberger, Nicole Neumann, Johannes Grobbel, Martin Roeb, Christian Sattler, Ines Duran, Benjamin Dietrich, Christoph Hofberger, Leonid Stoppel, Neele Uhlenbruck, Thomas Wetzel, David Rauner, Ante Hecimovic, Ursel Fantz, Nadiia Kulyk, Jens Harting, and Olivier Guillon, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2023, e202218850, https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.202218850 (Accepted Manuscript).
"Impact of Measured Spectrum Variation on Solar Photovoltaic Efficiencies Worldwide"
G. S. Kinsey, N. C. Riedel-Lyngskær, M. Alonso-Abella, M. Boyd, M. Braga, S. Chunhui, R. R. Cordero, B. C.Duck, C. J.Fell, S. Feron, G. Georghio, N. Habryl, J. J. John, N. Ketjoy, G. López, A. Louwen, L. Maweza, T. Minemoto, A. Mittal, C. Molto, G. Neves, G. Nofuentes Garrido, M. Norton, B. R.Paudyal, E. Bueno Pereira, Y. Poissant, L. Pratt, S. Qu, T. Reindl, M. Rennhofer, C. D. Rodríguez-Gallegos, R. Rüther, W. van Sark, M. A. Sevillano-Bendezú, H. Seigneur,J. A. Tejero, M. Theristis, J. A. Töfflinger, C. Ulbrich, W. Amaral Vilela, X. Xia, M. A. Yamasoe
Renewable Energy 196, p. 995-1016 (2022)
doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2022.07.011
"Development of Various Photovoltaic-Driven Water Electrolysis Technologies for Green Solar Hydrogen Generation"
Sonya Calnan; Rory Bagacki; Fuxi Bao; Iris Dorbandt; Erno Kemppainen; Christian Schary; Rutger Schlatmann; Marco Leonardi; Salvatore A. Lombardo; R. Gabriella Milazzo et al.
Solar RRL 6(5), 2022, 2100479
DOI: 10.1002/solr.202100479.
"Der Klimawandel und die Stadt Mehr Grün oder mehr Photovoltaik?"
Der BR50 Podcast, #07 - with Björn Rau
"Building-integrated photovoltaics - An investigation of solar modules as ventilated curtain wall facade depending on the specific rear-ventilation and insulation",
Niklas Albinius, Master thesis, Berlin 2022.
"Zur Sonne zur Freiheit" - von Thomas Merten (u.a. mit Samira Aden und Björn Rau)
Greenpeace-Magazin 3.22
"Photovoltaik als integrativer Bestandteil nachhaltigen Planen und Bauens"
ein Gespräch zwischen Theresa Keilhacker, Constanze Tibes, Grant Kelly und Björn Rau
Deutsches Architektenblatt, Regionalteil Berlin, 02/2022
"Encapsulation and outdoor testing of Perovskite Solar Cells: comparing industrially relevant process with a simplified lab procedure"
Q. Emery, M. Remec, G. Paramasivam, S. Janke, J. Dagar, C. Ulbrich, R. Schlatmann, B. Stannowski, E. Unger, M. Khenkin
ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 14, p. 5159–5167 (2022).
doi: https//doi.org/10.1021/acsami.1c14720
“Effects of material properties of band-gap-graded Cu(In,Ga)Se2 thin films on the onset of the quantum efficiency spectra of corresponding solar cells”
Thomas, S.; Bertram, T.; Kaufmann, C.A.; Kodalle, T.; Márquez Prieto, J.A.; Hempel, H.; Choubrac, L.; Witte, W.; Hariskos, D.; Mainz, R.; Carron, R.; Keller, J.; Reyes‐Figueroa, P.; Klenk, R.; Abou‐Ras, D.,
Progress in Photovoltaics 30 (2022), p. 1238-1246
“Mapping the Energetics of Defect States in Cu2ZnSnS4 films and the Impact of Sb Doping”
Tiwari, D.; Yakushev, M.V.; Koehler, T.; Cattelan, M.; Fox, N.; Martin, R.W.; Klenk, R.; Fermin, D.J.,
ACS Applied Energy Materials 5 (2022), p. 3933–3940
“Is a passivated back contact always beneficial for Cu(In,Ga)Se2 solar cells?”
Tu, Y.; Li, Y.; Klenk, R.; Yin, G.; Schmid, M.,
Progress in Photovoltaics 30 (2022), p. 393-400